PARAPSYCHOLOGY

Khwaja Shams-Ud-Din Azeemi

PREACHING AND ADMINISITRATION ............................................................2

THE TRUST ENTRUSTED..............................................................................5
CREATIVE SYSTEM .....................................................................................8
POINT IS UNRAVELLED ............................................................................. 10
RELATIONSHIP ........................................................................................ 12
MAN AND ANGELS.................................................................................... 15
ADAM'S LEGACY ...................................................................................... 17
BLIND MAN ............................................................................................. 19
THE CAVE OF HIRRA................................................................................. 22
A COMPUTER........................................................................................... 24
DRESS OF THE SOUL ................................................................................ 27
CLAY FIGURE OF LION .............................................................................. 29
1.2 X 10 12 COMPONENTS ........................................................................ 31
GOD AND ADAM ...................................................................................... 33
YES INDEED!........................................................................................... 35
WHAT DOES GOD WANTS? ........................................................................ 37
WE EAT LIGHT......................................................................................... 40
THE THIRD EYE........................................................................................ 42
STAGES OF MURAQBAH ............................................................................ 44
VELOCITY ............................................................................................... 46
WHERE ARE THE URGES FORMED? ............................................................. 48
REGIONS OF PARADISE AND HELL ............................................................. 50
IN EVERY NOOK AND CORNER ................................................................... 52
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE .............................................................................. 54
COSMIC FEATURES .................................................................................. 57
LIGHT .................................................................................................... 60
THE BEING AND ITS ATTRIBUTES............................................................... 62
IMAGINATION-I ....................................................................................... 64
IMAGINATION-II ...................................................................................... 66
CEASELESS INFORMATION ........................................................................ 69
FLIGHT ................................................................................................... 71
No God Except GOD ................................................................................. 72
SIGHTING DIRECTLY ................................................................................ 75
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................... 77
SORCERY................................................................................................ 79
SURROUNDINGS...................................................................................... 81
MUNIFICENCE ......................................................................................... 83
REWARD AND PUNISHMENT ...................................................................... 86

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PREACHING AND ADMINISITRATION

When any branch of knowledge is taken into consideration, two things,

because of their significance, immediately become important. The first one is
theoretical knowledge, which we possess about that particular branch of
knowledge and in its final stage practical demonstration and implementation of
that branch of knowledge is observed. In other words, knowledge is the name
given to the combination of theory and practice. Like any other branch of
knowledge, the spiritual sciences, too, are no exception to this rule, that is, after
learning and Rules, Laws, Principle and Formulae Theoretically, they are tested,
analyzed and examined practically. There are two possible ways of learning and
acquiring knowledge. One method is to learn the theory first and then to use the
learnt formulae, principles and laws practically. The other method is to start
learning through practical experiments directly.

Example:- There is a person who learns carpentry under the guidance

and supervision of a teacher and makes a chair successfully. There is another
person who first acquaints himself with the preliminary and elementary principles
of carpentry by studying books and other materials and then attempts to make a
chair. Now this person might not be able to know, which wood of a particular tree
would be most suitable for making various items of furniture, whether the wood,
he intends to use, is seasoned enough or not? What is the ratio of water in that
wood? What is the pattern of tissues and fibers in that wood? How heavy is a
cubic foot of a particular wood, how much shine will be there if that wood is
polished, if it is painted what would be its final shape? How long would it last,
how much would be its average age, whether termites would eat it or not?

Many a things like these are automatically known by the one who starts
learning directly through experiences and handling of tools and the wood
practically. One who enjoys the fundamental knowledge of a particular field can
be called an engineer but he might not be able to make a chair but the engineer
has its own importance. One form of the knowledge is to know something only
theoretically and the other form is to know it through direct involvement in its
practical use. In such a case one who has practical experience would very
naturally be preferred to the one who. has only theoretical knowledge of
something. And, the third form of knowledge is when one has theoretical
knowledge as well as knowledge of its practical implementation.

The universe created by the most exalted God is based and established
upon an organized and systematical scheme. To acquire and acquaint ourselves
with the knowledge of the cosmos and its structure, in spiritualism, there are two
ways. In the first instance, a spiritual master, by exercising his spiritual influence
enable his disciple to become a person with practical knowledge. But there is a
flaw in this method. If the attempted experience fails, goes wrong or the
constructive aspect of the knowledge takes a destructive turn then he finds
himself in a helpless situation and is unable to rectify the wrong. But someone
who besides having practical knowledge has theoretical knowledge is not only
capable of commanding control over any adverse situation but contributes and
modifies new discoveries and inventions in that particular science.

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 Gist of this whole discussion is that only that knowledge is reliable and
authentic which is learnt gradually, stage by stage, just as one learns ABC and
then the same is practically experienced and exercised. According to the teaching
of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the Holy Quran, spiritual science also has two distinct
section of theory and practical. During the course of learning through practical
experimentation, the teacher or mentor advises his disciple to recite something or
suggests a particular exercise, the student or the disciple to comply with the
instructions of his teacher obediently starts practicing the suggested exercise or
what he is told to recite. As his pupil's learning ability and capacity increases to
absorb knowledge, the teacher by exercising his spiritual influences makes him
witness one or the other thing. That is, the spiritual mentor called 'Shaikh'
conducts his spiritual influence which enables the disciple to behold angels, start
communicating with the soul or start peregrinating the gardens of paradise and if
the progress of the disciple is considered adequate enough he is made the
cognizor of the Attributes of God. According to the other method the laws serving
as foundation of a branch of knowledge and the formulae governing the cosmos
are taught by the mentor. With the increasing understanding of laws and
formulae of this remarkable body of knowledge the ability to enact and operate
these formulae and laws is produced in the disciple.

Allah, the most merciful, proclaims that we have subjugated the moon and
the sun for you and all that is there in the earth and the heaven is also put in
your domain. In the Holy Quran, the phenomenon of conquest and ruling the
universe has been presented in two different ways. One approach is self-centered
i.e. good or bad is interpreted and understood with reference to one's self the
other approach is when the self is negated and is no longer given any preference.
Things are comprehended and grasped in the light of that law of God, which is
called 'Destiny'.

This thing has been discussed in the story of Moses where he encounters
with one of God's servants who was bestowed with a special knowledge out of
mercy. That knowledge in terms of sufism is called 'Insinuated Knowledge' (Ilm-
Ladduni). As we all know that according to that story Moses and that man both
sailed in a boat in which the man made a hole. They stayed in a house as guests.
That man killed the lad of the housekeeper. In the last stage of their journey they
repaired a wall that was about to collapse without any expectation of reward in a
critical state of thirst and hunger. Moses objected on all these three occasions.
That man separated himself from Moses by saying that all he did was done in
accordance with the command of his Lord. Moses admitted that he couldn't keep
his words regarding not questioning him and they both separated after that. The
knowledge possessed by Moses is related to that approach which is based upon
the concept of good and bad, evil and virtue. And the knowledge of that man is
associated with that approach in which there is nothing except God. Purpose of
this discussion is not to suggest that Moses enjoyed a lower position than that
man but this thing is required to be taken into careful consideration that Moses
went in search of that man. That man never came in search of Moses.

God the most exalted is the greatest of all law-makers. One who manages
to establish his relationship with Allah and his mind is tuned with the destiny
appointed but Allah he himself becomes the law. And, getting the law enacted is

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the duty of every individual of the universe. That man during the course of his
conversation with Moses told him that it is very much according to the policy of
God that he has bestowed this Administrating Knowledge upon him and
indoctrinated Moses with doctrines to be preached.

When this event which is related in the Holy Quran is taken into deliberate
consideration, it is revealed that law governs in every situation and
circumstances. And since that man was a representative of administrative laws
operative in the universe whatsoever he was doing was done according to the
Elohistic destiny planned by God, the most wise. Moses, for this very reason,
undertook the journey in search of that man and after undergoing the hardships
of travelling, found that man and did not enforce the laws of his religion upon
that man

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T HE T RUST ENT RUST ED

God is the Lord Creator, that is, He is the one who created after providing
all the resources for life so that he could be recognized. For recognition it was
necessary that there should be a creation who could recognize God as God wills
and wants to be recognized.

God has appointed two different approaches for his recognition, according to
the first approach, the creatures enjoy only that much knowledge that they are
creatures and have been created by God, the most gracious. The other form of
recognition is to know with a conscious awareness, why we have been created
and what is the purpose and motive for our creation. Why God has fashioned the
creatures is one of the secrets of the God. To unveil this secret Quran states;" We
created man and jinns so that they worship us and as; a token of their bondage
and subjection should bow down before us." Acknowledgement and subjection
and bondage to God is indicative of the fact that one is admitting and accepting
his insignificance and significance actually belongs to that Supreme Being before
whom one. is bowing down in submission.

One approach is the general approach and is common for the whole
universe. Man, jinns, angels, animals and inanimates are all correlative in this
general approach. All the creatures are busy in worshipping God whether these
are plants, birds, hills or mountains. Jinns and angels are also actively busying
worshipping Him. One aspect for worship is to know only in the literal sense that
we have been created by some one and the other aspect of worshipping is to
practically observe and recognize that someone is our Creator. We should be able
to listen to Him directly and act upon His directives after receiving them directly
from God the best of all creators.

It has been discussed earlier that there are two states of knowledge one is
to know only and the other is to have observations or; the experiences resulting
from the knowledge. One state of knowledge is to know that we have been
created by God, the most exalted so that we worship him and should adopt that
which is liked by God and should refrain from that which is disliked by Him. In
this knowledge, observation of anything is not present. The other form of
knowledge is that in which besides theoretical aspect the practical aspect of
knowledge is also included. The practical aspect of knowledge duly substantiated
by experiences has been declared the "Entrusted Trust" by Allah, the most High.

A unique position of man establishes when the trust reposed in man by God,
the most sublime, comes under discussion. In the Holy Quran besides introducing
Himself God has defined how His fabulous craftsmanship is in operation in
fashioning the universe and what laws, formulae and rules are responsible for the
existence of the cosmos. This is that form of knowledge which if believed,
transforms into practical observation.

In the opening verse of 2nd surah (Baqara) God, the most Exalted, has
declared, "This book is the sure guidance for those who are pious and pious are
those who believe in the Unseen" Believing the unseen means that they possess
that observing sight which can witness the unseen. The universe will not be

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subjugated and put to man's domain if the observing sight is not activated in him.
One aspect of subjugation of the universe is that it is one of our routine
observations that the earth is providing us sustenances systematically and
according to certain rules. When a house is built on the earth it does not prevent
us from doing so. It does not become so hard that walking on it become
impossible nor turns so soft that we start sinking in it. The sun and the moon are
performing their duty to serve us according to a strict rule and system. The
moonlight is responsible for sweetening of fruits for man's use. Their performance
is proving beneficial for man whether they intend to benefit him or not. Another
form of man's domain over the universe is to harness the forces of nature. Man
by using his power can make use of the sun, the moon, the earth, the ocean, the
rivers and the mountains in order to benefit mankind. But the most superior form
of this domain is to split the moon into two halves merely by pointing towards it
by the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Hazrat Umar (R.A) commands the Nile (River in
Iraq) to maintains its flow by sending this message that if you are flowing at the
behest of Allah then refrain from arrogance otherwise my whip would be enough
for you.

Once a peasant came to Umar (RA) and complained, "I work on my land.
After tilling when I sow the seed it doesn't yield any harvest as it crumbles to
dust despite my effort to improve the land. I don't know what to do." Hazrat
Umar told him to hear up till he happens to be there on that land. When Hazrat
Umar was passing that way the peasant pointed out the land. Hazrat Umar lashed
the land with his whip and said' "when this man fulfill all your requirements then
why do you spoil his labor." After that the land started bearing harvest in
abundance.

Once the mentor of the writer; His Divine Grace Qalander Baba Auliya,
relating the following incident said that once an astrologer came to see the Holy
Prophet (PBUH). The Holy Prophet at that time was on a hill, when the astrologer
approached him. The astrologer introduced himself and said that if the rock under
the Prophet's feet turns soft enough to bear the impression of his feet he would
become a believer and be amongst the faithful. Holy Prophet reciting 'Bismillah'
placed his foot on the rock. The astrologer looked up towards the sky and then
towards the rock. The rock now bore the impression of the foot as if it was made
on soft clay. Seeing this act of conquest that astrologer believed the Holy Prophet
(PBUH) and became a Muslim. Later explaining his peculiar request he stated that
he was one of the great astrologer of his time and was unparalleled in knowledge
of astrology. There is a star in the sky, when the star is right above somebody's
head the hard rock like clay turns soft beneath his feet. According to his
estimation, where the Holy Prophet was standing, that star was due many
thousand years later. When upon my request the Holy Prophet (PBUH) lifted his
foot to place it on the rock I saw that star turning and coming to that point and
after staying overhead above the Holy Prophet (PBUH), momentarily returned to
its actual position.

Yet another form of conquest is to know, how many types of waves, and in
what magnitude, are operative in gold and one could add that adequate quantity
in those of the copper to make them equal to those of the gold.

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 No creation of God by any chance is imbalanced. This universe is also not
the outcome of an accident. There is no room for any thing like by-chance or
accidental creation. According to the laws of creation every existing thing is
composed of certain definite quantities. As far as the creative process is
concerned, the process of birth in goats and man are one and the same. Birth
process of a goat is similar to that of a man. A goat also feels the hunger just as
it is felt by man. A goat also feels thirsty just as man does. A goat also sleeps just
as man yields to sleep. And a goat also strives for its food just as man does. The
only difference is that of the creative quantities operative in these two species.
With one amount of these quantities donkey is produced, with another, man is
created. Certain fixed amount of these quantities produce mountains and the
angels. The halles and paradise are no exception to this creative law, these are
also produced from certain fixed quantities.

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CREATIVE SYSTEM

Being the best of all creators God has granted man that knowledge which
is responsible for activating the creative abilities in man. In order to introduce his
remarkable attribute of creation God has used the phrase, "the best of all
creators". To wit, God has delegated His Creative Potential to man. One who
creates enjoys the right to create and fashion something according to his will and
wish. When should something be brought into existence and when it shouldn't, all
depends upon the sweet will of the Creator. And if something causes
unpleasantness he may dispose it off as he pleases. The same right to exercise
his will has also been granted to man by God, the most sublime. Man can benefit
mankind, by his creations and can also causes destruction through his inventions.
It has become quite easy to understand these things in the perspective of the
present era. Radio, for instance, is an invention, or to say, a creation that works
according to various frequencies depending upon the component installed in it.
Similarly another invention called television also functions on various channels.
Different channels, in fact, are indicative of reception of waves of different
wavelengths. Yet another invention 'atom bomb' that possesses huge quantity of
energy sufficient to annihilate habitations along with their inhabitants. Hydrogen
bomb possesses still greater energy for destruction than atomic bomb. The
atomic energy used for destruction in the form of atomic bomb can also be used
for peaceful purposes.

A healthy person can do more work, can run faster, perform his duties
better than that of a sick or weak person who in his every movement expresses
lesser vitality. In this case too, the quantities of health and vitality are
responsible for the health and vigor of one person and their decreased amount in
sickness and weakness in the other.

Let us take another case. We find a person who is more intelligent than the
other. In the intelligent person the waves of intellect are operative in greater
quantity than that of a simpleton. If the quantities responsible for proper
functioning or requirements of life are adequate enough then, it is said, that the
man is living a normal life otherwise he will not be called normal or wise. We feel
thirsty. This feeling of thirst, in fact, is a signal from the creative system that the
system of our body requires water. A balanced man would take only that much
water which is actually required by our physical system whereas someone with
immoderate approach towards water would take so much water that it would
make his belly swell. Feeling of unstable thirst, in medical terms, is considered a
disease and the reason for this disease is that the quantities responsible for
producing the feeling of thirst undergo a deterioration causing an abnormal
feelings of thirst Any one suffering from this disease drinks so much water that
his stomach is ruptured and he dies due to this cause.

One feels hungry. If the food is taken in moderate amount the physical
fitness is maintained. But if the feeling of hunger is disturbed either one would
not feel like eating or would become gluttonous. If one doesn't eat he would
become weak and if one eats excessively he would fall ill because of indigestion
or stomach disorder. All these examples explicitly prove that all the phases,
aspects, features and movements of life, whether it is the life of this world or the

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life hereafter are all based upon various quantities. As long as these quantities
are there life is there. When these quantities undergo a change whether this
change result in increase of these quantities or decrease, life also undergoes a
change from normal to abnormal causing such a rift in life that one despite
looking like a living soul is much closer to those who are deceased. For conquest
of the universe it is necessary that we should have the knowledge of those
creative formulae upon which this creative is founded, is kinetic, is sensible and
enjoys consciousness.

Law:- All the demands concerning life originate from certain quantities and
the very same quantities are responsible for creation of these demands and no
demand of life can exist without a formula. God, the Lord Creator, has created us
after formulating various formulae. When, intentionally or unintentionally, we get
this formulae activated new discoveries or inventions come into being.

Since man himself is also a formula therefore the creative element

responsible for the life of this formula remain in action. Since man is a creative
formula and he is granted the knowledge of creative formulae therefore he is
capable of learning the formulae required for the creation of angels and the
formulae for production of heaven and paradise. He can acquaint himself with
those quantities and formulae upon which the seven heavens are established and,
to top it all, he can even study those formulae, which are used for the creation of
the High Throne (arsh).

The tragic aspect is that, the quest for knowledge, curiosity for finding
reality and the habit of thinking is no longer a prominent trait of Muslims. Muslims
claim to be the vicegerents of God but seldom bother to make use of their
thinking abilities, not even to the extent, which is customary for the ants. Without
granting exception to anyone God's laws remain in operation. It has been clearly
incorporated in the Holy Quran that this book is a sure source of guidance for
those who exercise their thinking abilities, conduct researches and observe
minutely. God is He, who is One and only, the Absolute, the Insouciant. He
begetteth not nor is He begotten. And, there is none like unto Him. One who
seeks, he finds and one who denies remains deprived.

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POINT IS UNRAVELLED

When someone using all his concentrative abilities focuses his attention on
a point and ponders with deliberation his sight attains that depth which helps him
to explore all the hidden and latent potentialities of that point upon which he is
concentrating. When more depth resulting from persistent concentration is
achieved the point starts manifesting techniques and methods to make it's use.
After discovering the hidden forces of that point one observe that, how the
galaxial system are peregrinating along with us in this vast expanse of the
cosmos. It comes to our knowledge that every existing things is based upon a
network of waves. We and our universe is nothing but a conglomeration of waves.
Everything in this phenomenal world whether it is water, tree, plant, man, stone,
rock, quadruped, bird, beast, energy, oxygen, atom or its molecule is enveloped
in a ring of light, that is, everything is enclosed in a shell of lights. When, through
ponderous contemplation this cover of lights is penetrated and something is taken
into the focus of sight the first thing that is discovered by the sight is the energy
contained therein. When depth is produced in the sight the second thing that
transpires is the use of that energy. When more depth is achieved that energy is
discovered in the form of a manifestation. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are living
examples of exhibition of energy of atom. This energy was displayed when atom
bombs were dropped upon these cities. The display of energy of atom was so
complete that the hill that were struck with the atomic bomb transformed into
smoke. People couldn't believe their eyes but when those hills were physically felt
it was found that the hills do not exist any longer and only smoke of the hills is
there. Now the question is that who traced that energy, who used it and who was
the affectee of this display of energy.

The answer to this question is quite simple. Man discovered the energy of
atom, man used it and it was again man himself who suffered the consequences
of the destructive use of this energy. Had this power been used for the
constructive purposes man would have enjoyed its benefits. We would be justified
in concluding that the energy present in atom is the creation of God, the most
high, and God taught the method of its use to man. Logical conclusion is that God
has ordained man with that much ability and capability that he can use the
energy of the atom according to his will and choice. It would not be out of place
to mention that Creator, is anyhow more powerful, more potent and more
effective than his creation. When the human role as a creator of the atomic
energy is taken into consideration we cannot conclude anything else but that God
has granted those hidden powers and latent potentialities to man which render,
upon comparison, even the atomic power insignificant. The only thing that
matters is the use of the atomic power i.e. we discover those qualities of atom
which result in destruction or search for those waves In atom which are useful for
the construction and improvement in the quality of man's life on this planet,
earth.

Everything is based upon waves and human beings are no exception to it,
so human existence also depends upon the waves. Contemplation regarding the
existence of human being because of waves enables us to explore the creative
abilities incorporated in man. Just as the atom is a point filled with a thriving
power which if used by a destructive mind can destroy cities in second and turn

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the earth upside down and if this power is used with a constructive approach then
it can be used for producing electricity; the electricity which is the most vital
functioning force for operating our inventions. Similarly, there is an atom; an
unadvisable point in man which possesses incalculable energies. When this point
is unraveled, man after rising above the dependency of material means and
sources, starts witnessing, obviously spiritually, those formulae from which the
suns are produced, moons are created, heavens are established and embedded
with stars and the movement of the earth is regulated.

Example:- We know that for making syrup we are required to dissolve

sugar in adequate quantity in water. If flavor is added to this solution it will give
us a flavored syrup. If color is added to this solution the syrup will become good
looking too. And, if some medicine with refreshing effect is also added to it, it will
become a medicinal syrup. Baking of. bread is also based upon a formula. When
bread is mentioned all the actions relating to it, manufacturing automatically
come under consideration. This include sowing of wheat, the influence of the
waves and lights circulating in the earth affecting the wheat-seed, mixing of
waves operative in seeds with the one circulating in the earth, ripening of wheat
because of sunlight and moonlight caring for sweetness in it, maturity of seed, its
grinding in the mill, preparing of dough after mixing water in it and finally the
baking of the mixture with the help of the fire. All these factors play their
respective roles in the preparation of bread. Very ordinarily stated words 'have
some bread' by someone might be intriguing for the one who contemplates, what
bread is and how does it come into being? Just like this one point of considered
deliberation man is also a point worthy of contemplation. When this point is
discovered after penetrating and breaking down its code one witnesses all the
wonders that have been called the cosmos by the Lord Creator. Record of man's
all generations, rather the whole record of human beings, jinns and their whole
species, angels, heavens, hills and paradise, the High Throne and, to sum up,
even the Lord Creator Allah Himself is found there in this point. When this point
opens man reaches his ultimate aim and object rising, step by step, in his
observation. The ultimate aimed object of man's pursuit is nothing but Allah, the
most high. This point, in sufism, is called 'fawad' (the Heart). It is the same Heart
that has been declared the abode and the house of Allah. The Heart that never
lies or falsifies facts, all that it witnesses is the reality. It observe the Lord
Creator, the Fashioner of the worlds, and the Creator keeps this Heart in His
sight, the Heart where Allah, the most sublime, resides.

Fawad, infect, is the only faculty through which one can succeed in having
the cognition of the Lord Creator after having heartfelt understanding of the signs
of God.

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RELATIONSHIP

Every creature has common semblance with every other creature and is
related to one another for one or the other reason that provides a basis of mutual
relationship between them. Just as the soul enshrined in Adam is operative in
every man and the stimuli of the soul, responsible for production of the senses,
help him to live through sentiments and emotions and enables him to experience
feelings of all sort including feelings of delight and joy1 grief and anguish.
Similarly, an ant also possesses the various emotions and expresses its feelings in
different ways. Just as man strives and struggles for the means of livelihood an
ant also remain busy for the same. A fly, too, struggles and a mosquito also
makes efforts in this regard. If the aspect of man's imparting training to his
offsprings is taken into consideration then our observation confirms that every
living creature is painstakingly occupied in rearing and bringing up its young
ones. A lion trains and rears its cubs to develop their instincts and inherent
qualities. A cat too teaches its young ones all the tricks and methods that are
essential for getting the means of livelihood. If man claims it supremacy that he
is intelligent then it has been observed that other creatures also possess wisdom
and intellect. This is altogether a different issue that the degree of intellect in one
species is more than in the other one.

It is the holy proclamation of Allah, the most exalted that we inspire to bee.
Now for inspiration or to receive revelation one who is inspired or is the recipient
of the revelation, is required to be sensible, obedient and must have the ability to
contemplate. And after understanding the meanings of the message inspired
must be able to act in accordance with the inspiration received. When the
proclamation regarding inspiring the bee is studied this thing is clarified, in the
first place, that the bee possess intellect, ability to understand the meanings of
the inspiration. If man is declared superior to other species on the basis of
intellect than a bee should also be declared superior to others because the bee
also possesses sagacity of understanding. The Crux of this discussion is that only
knowledge, wisdom, sagacity, intellect and reason is not the basis of man's
superiority over other species.

Everything that exists in the universe is kinetic, alive and therefore

possesses consciousness. It has senses to meet the demands of life, has the
ability to adjudge what is good or bad for it. If man experiences the cold a cat
also reacts to cold. If man knows how to protect himself from cold whether by
building houses or by wearing warm woolen clothes then a cat also knows
different ways to guard itself from cold weather. Then what is the supremacy that
is enjoyed by man and what is the vicegerency that has been granted to man
because of his supremacy over other creatures. Contemplation in the Holy Books
leads us to conclude that man's actual supremacy is because of that knowledge
which was granted to him by God, the most wise and has been termed as 'the
Knowledge of the Names'. When we compare the angels with man it is observed
that man knows the secrets of the Elohistic Appellation which have been kept
secret even from the most exalted angels. Here this also should be clearly
understood and borne in mind that by teaching the Knowledge of the Names, God
does not bestow the ability to assign names to various things of the universe. It is
not so that man can call a tree, a tree, a dove, a dove, and a lion a lion. This

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tantamounts to belittling the knowledge granted to man. Reality never changes, it
always remains same. Reality is invariant. If the Names are taken to be the
names of the worldly things then every individual of the human race would have
had only one name for each thing and that one name would have been used for
identifying that particular thing by every one in every language. In the light of
this assumed definition we couldn't have words like 'darakht' or 'shajar' (name of
tree in urdu language) for tree. This would not have been possible at all. Names,
in fact, are indicative of those attributes of God which in the form of Attributive
Lordship are responsible for creation. The Knowledge of the Names is that
knowledge which represents the creative formulae of the universe. The Elohistic
Appellations is that knowledge and insight which enables us to explore that realm
which is the realm of revelations pertaining to the unseen, a realm where the
secrets of nature exist; the secrets that are the basis of the whole universe.

It is the holy proclamation of God, the most gracious, 'We offered Our Trust
to heavens, mountains and the earth. All submitted that we cannot bear it
because we know that if we accepted this responsibility we will disintegrate and
will be annihilated.'

Besides other things this verse also clarifies this thing that as a matter of
law every existent of this universe has a conscious whether it is the heaven, the
earth or the mountains. Denial or acceptance itself is a proof that one who is
capable of refusing or accepting something is ordained with consciousness. If the
mountain, ordinarily considered as lifeless and inanimate object composed of
rocks had no sensibility, reasoning, understanding and cognition of its abilities
and capabilities then how could it have been possible that it could have refused to
undertake the responsibility of accepting the Trust offered by God Almighty
saying that I am unable to bear this burden of responsibility and if I accepted it I
shall disintegrate. Deliberation further clarifies that stone and rocks also have the
ability to listen just as man enjoys the faculty of hearing, they too possess the
thinking ability just as man does and they can speak as well, just as man is
versed with the act of articulation. Our approach towards the Quranic verses
should be like that one, which we exercise towards logical or philosophical
reasoning. For having access to the inner most recesses of meanings of Quranic
words we have to have faith and belief that whatever is stated in the Holy Quran
is the word of the Supreme Lord God.

It is something to be taken into consideration with great care that if a stone

can speak, hear, has knowledge of its abilities, enjoys cognition of itself without
having any misunderstanding about its capabilities and its judgement is by no
means far off than accuracy then how can man be superior to it This also is
stated by God, the most wise, that man accepted to undertake this Trust, indeed
man is ignorant, unjust oppressor. This clearly indicates that the heavens, the
earth and the mountains are neither ignorant nor unjust whereas man is both
ignorant and unjust because by every rule of logic he without giving it a thought
as to whether he would be able to fulfill the requirements of the Trust reposed in
him or not, he accepted to undertake it. It was only his short-sightedness and
folly of highest order that he accepted to undertake the Elohistic Trust. Since he
has the honor of accepting the Elohistic Trust to his credit therefore he is qualified
to be the most superior creature of the universe. But this thing should be clearly
understood that for enjoying this supremacy one should be aware of the trust

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reposed in him. If one is not aware of the trust reposed in him by Allah, the most
exalted, then he can not be declared as the most eminent of the created beings.
His ignorance would render him one of the lowest of all creatures and the same is
the verdict of Allah that man without proper awareness of the trust reposed in
him and the knowledge required to meet the obligations of the trust would be
amongst the group of ignorants and unjust oppressors. And he cannot be
considered a superior creature in comparison to the others.

Man is required to equip himself with the Elohistic Knowledge; the only
qualification of his vicegerency to Lord Creator and the distinguishing feature of
his supremacy over the other creatures of the universe otherwise he would
remain amongst the most degraded and inferior creatures.

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M A N A N D A N GE L S

Advancement of the modern sciences have established this fact pretty

clearly that there exist other worlds, other than our planet earth. That which is
called space has countless settlements. Although space is full of planets inhabited
like our own, we cannot see these inhabitation of other planets. All that has been
found out by modern science is only guess work and conjectural idea that this is
possible that there are other living creatures in the vast expanse of the space.
But, the conversation between Adam and God, as reported in the Holy Quran, and
the other scriptures, is evident upon the fact that besides rnankind there exist
other forms of life. One of them is the Angels and the other is Jinns. We cannot
see them because we are not equipped with that power of vision or that sight
through which one can behold the angels and the jinns.

When the sight and its functioning mechanism is taken into consideration it
comes to our notice that it is one of our routine observation that there is a limit
upto which the sight helps us in beholding a thing i.e. it has a specific range of its
function beyond which it cannot see. If somehow or the other the limited range of
sight could be enhanced then the range of visibility for the sight would also be
increased and we would be able to see even those distant things which ordinarily
cannot be sighted from a distance. When, for instance, we use a binocular we
start seeing those distant objects, which our sight could not see. How does it
happen? The lenses of the binocular or the telescope make it possible by
enlarging the tiny images of the distant objects hidden in the waves coming from
those objects and we start seeing an object even from a distance of miles. Similar
is the case of a person suffering from myopia (short-sightedness) who cannot see
clearly the objects at a distance but when he uses the glasses he can see the
distant objects normally. This clearly proves that a lens has that quality of
magnification, which can be used for sighting the distant objects. A close study of
this quality of the lens reveals an interesting thing that the magnification of a lens
is nothing but the proper use of the curvature of a glass. If by using the curvature
of a glass properly one can see miles away then whey can't he see the unseen
world by using that sight which has the experience of beholding Allah, the most
exalted and the angels to it credit. It is just a matter of finding that sight within
ourselves, which has sighted the angels and has the honor of beholding God, the
most exalted.

For acquiring that sight we have to revert back to that state in which Allah
had conversed with man (Adam). The laws inscribed on the Preserved Scripturum
(Loh-Mahfooz) are very dear on this issue that it is not so that. Adam was
bestowed with certain faculties and his descendants have been deprived of them.
Every individual of mankind, in fact, is a replica of Adam. Adam was the
prototype of man and all the individuals of mankind are duplicate copies of that
original-print. Every man has this innate ability of learning that divine science of
Elohistic Names that was taught to Adam by God, by virtue of his resemblance
and similitude with Adam. As long as man's interests remain associated with this
material body his spiritual potentialities remain dormant in him but when it is
learnt by him that this body of flesh and bones is only a veil to incarcerate him
because of his disobedience, his mind starts searching the reality and this pursuit

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of reality eventually enables him to have acquaintance with those abilities
because of which sons of Adam can peregrinate the unseen world.

The words 'Unseen World' indicate that realm which is invisible to our
material senses, that is, the senses with which we are versed in this material
world and are in use to comprehend this phenomenal world only. This things
should be clearly understood and remembered carefully that the set of senses
required to witness the unseen world is altogether different from those which we
are using for comprehending the material world around us.

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A D A M ' S L E GA C Y

According to the verdict of God the first place that was granted to Adam
was the Garden (Paradise). After learning about the knowledge of the Elohistic
Names i.e. the Attributes of Allah the first thing that man was blessed with was
Paradise. The Attributes of God, in fact, are representative qualities of Lord's
craftsmanship and creative powers. The attribute of a creator is to create. Since
God is the Lord Creator therefore every attribute related to Him is a creative
power capable of creating and fashioning anything according to the will of God
Almighty

God introduced his creations to Adam by teaching him the divine knowledge
of the Elohistic Appellations in such a way that Adam had supremacy over all
other species of this universe. As a token of acknowledgement of his superiority
and cardinal position he was awarded paradise to live in. To wit, when the
Knowledge of Elohistic Appellation was activated in man he found himself in
paradise; a place where he was free to exercise his will as and when he wanted, a
place where unpolluted and most refined senses are operative, no problem or
worry can exist there, there exists no concept of restriction and restraints, one is
not to worry about earning livelihood, no fear of admonition for doing or not
doing something, no feeling of regret over losses. Paradise has that calm and
tranquil atmosphere which is a source of comfort and luxury in all respects.

The purpose of this prolegomenon is to establish that the first step of

vicegerency and deputization of God is to be liberated from the feelings of
anguish, anxiety, distress, mantel agony, insecurity, uncertainty, grief, adversity,
fear and phobia. Only that phase of life is there in which one enjoys peace,
comfort, luxury and authority. Since Allah the Lord Creator Himself is free from all
wants, sublime and insouciant therefore when this attribute of God is activated in
man he experiences the same state which is consequential to activation of this
Elohistic Attribute of insouciance.

Adam was made to reside in paradise after God had conferred upon him His
Bounties. And, God told him, O' Adam, Reside in the Garden with your wife and
eat of the bountiful things therein as where and when you will but approach not
this tree otherwise you will be amongst those who run into harm and
transgression? Our father, Adam, could not restrict himself from approaching the
forbidden tree and committed disobedience. As soon as the disobedience was
committed the trust reposed in Adam was veiled and this veil was this new form
of life in which we now find ourselves. This new life is ephemeral and a life of
deprivations in contrast with the life of entrusted Trust which was a life of
tranquility and comfort When Adam broke his relation with the life of paradise
peace and tranquility vanished. Darkness replaced light. Grief substituted delight
and liberty and freedom was replaced by confinement and incarceration. Adam
was forced to leave paradise in a state of dismay and regret. Despite Adam's
disobedience and ingratitude for God's blessings God, the most merciful did nor
divest him from that granted treasure of trust reposed in him, upon which, Adam
using his discretion and authority put a covering veil. That is to say, Adam closed
his eyes, after putting the treasure of knowledge regarding conquest of universe,

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under the cover. Despite such devastating oppression, transgression and
disobedience God out of sheer mercy told Adam that your actual abode 'Paradise'
would remain yours provided you could remove the cover of self-adopted
disobedience. As soon as you will lacerate this veil you will be re-admitted into
Paradise. Although your soul; the Unconscious and the agency of disobedience;
your conscious mind which was expelled from paradise both have this innate
knowledge that their actual abode and dwelling place is Paradise and there life is
in tranquility, peace and freedom, we shall keep on sending our messengers, who
would be amongst you, to remind you of the great blessing of God possessed by
you of which you have deprived yourselves.

When you will go astray, forget and become unmindful that you own a
sublime treasure we shall be sending those who would remind you of the sublime
treasure of knowledge possessed by you and will tell you not to remain ignorant
of your treasures. These holy men would be making laws and rules for you to
enable you to lift that veil easily which has obscured the free life of Paradise from
you so that you could return to your eternal dwelling place.

Remember! The life that you are living in this phenomenal world in
comparison to the life of the Paradise is nothing but a life in prison. This life is
short lived, based on fiction, no matter how you live and what you do ultimately
this world prove to be ephemeral and you would have to quit this phenomenal
world. If you failed to lift the veil drawn between you and Paradise in this life then
Paradise will reject you permanently. As long as you are living this life of
incarceration on the earth that disobedient mind is in operation which had
disobeyed in Paradise and because of which you were awarded the sentence of
expulsion from there. Nature keeping its promise sent one hundred twenty four
thousand prophets to guide this oppressor, rebellious and disobedient man but
alas man turned a deaf ear to all these prophets and kept on following that
reprobate Satan who was responsible for man's expulsion from Paradise.

Everybody who has common sense can observe this phenomenon at any
time that every moment of life is expiring. When one moment expires it is
replaced by another one. Expiry of the day results in the birth of the night and
the birth of the day is subject to the expiry of the night. When childhood passes
away boyhood is produced. When the boyhood annihilates, youth is born. When
youth passes away old age is born. And when the old age expires man vanished
from the scenario in such a way that the body of man is eaten away by the earth.
Each and every organ of the beautiful body turns into dust particles. The skeleton
of bones; the basis of human structure transforms into ashes. The brain, upon
which the edifice of man's greatness depends, of which man is so proud and
because of which ruthlessly oppresses others and start considering himself a god
is also eaten away by the earth and other people like himself trod down these
particles. But if, contrary to this situation, someone living in this state of
degraded life acquaints himself with that mind which had caused the angels to
prostrate before him then he becomes immortal and the legacy of Adam; the
Paradise lost is found again.

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BLIND MAN

When one expires, in fact, one enters that world where the spatio-temporal
restrictions do not exist any longer. Non-existence of restrictions is one thing and
the non-existence of time and space is altogether another thing. One who after
expiring is transferred to purgatory (aaraf) experiences both the time and the
space. Time and space both remain there in his mind. Just as in this worldly life
one is constrained to live under a roof and it is necessary to consume food
similarly in aaraf also it is essential that one should have a house, supplies of
food and someone to talk and converse with. Life hereafter is not very different
than it is here. Man experiences the same feelings and sentiments, which he
experiences in this world.

The only difference is that this body of flesh and bones mixes into earth to
become dust and the soul after leaving this material body makes a new body for
itself in aaraf Just in this life as this body remains associated with various
demands and needs in the same way these demands and needs are felt and
fulfilled even in life after death. He feels hunger and thirst and to meet these
demands he takes food and drinks water. He also lives through the moments of
grief and enjoys the pleasures of delightful moments. At first sight there seems to
be no difference between this worldly life and the life hereafter. The difference, in
fact, is that of the speed of the conscious. The working of conscious, in life hear
after, becomes so swift that the work ordinarily requiring months for its
completion in this world is carried out in hours. This could be easily understood
from the following example.

If one undertakes the journey from Karachi to London on foot one would
require months to reach there but in an aeroplane one can reach there only after
a few hours. One who wants to cover the distance of months in hours in this
world is required to use an aeroplane whereas in the world here after even for a
journey of years one would not be requiring an aeroplane, the speed of his mind
would serve as an aeroplane. All this is about that realm where every one of us
has to go willingly or not but one has to go. There exists no exemption for
anyone. One who is once born in this phenomenal (material) world has to go to
that realm whether he likes it or not.

We are familiar with the phenomenon of dreaming. In aaraf more or less the
same situation prevails. This could be stated that the dreams of this phenomenal
world become the life of wakefulness in aaraf (hereafter). The veil drawn between
the unseen and the manifested is lifted after death but the veil drawn between
the disobedient mind; the conscious and the Paradise remains there and is not
removed unless it is lifted in the life of this world. If one could not be salivated
from the disobedient mind in this phenomenal world then the same would remain
predominating even after death. The most prominent features of life governed by
this mind are anxiety, anguish, distress, tension, uncertainty about future,
confusion, fears and phobias whether it is the life in this world or the hereafter. If
someone is worried, under the influence of this mind, in this world, then he would
remain worried even after death in life to come.

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 According to the laws stated by Allah, the most High, for lifting the veil
drawn between the obedient and disobedient minds; the conscious and
unconscious minds, it is necessary that the actual abode of man; the paradise
should be witnessed in this life. If man could not acquaint himself with the life of
Paradise in this world then he would never be able to enter the gates of Paradise
in life hereafter. This thing has been very clearly explained in the Holy Quran by
telling us about two classes of people residing in two different regions, namely,
Sijjiyin and Illiyin. "And what will explain to thee what Illiyin is? And what that will
explain to thee what Sijjiyin is? This is a register fully inscribed. A register in
which every action, every movement, every motion and every breath of your life
is recorded." That is, it is such a book in which every movement and every aspect
of one's life is inscribed like a film.

Every act performed in this worldly life is picturized. If man is heading

towards the Paradise and he witnesses Paradise then this whole journey would be
picturized as a film of journey on the straight path. But if someone goes astray
then this every step is leading him towards Hell, or to say, film of such a person's
life would be ending in Hell.

When one passes away, on completion of his tenure in this world, appointed
by God according to his will and plan, in his life in hereafter he watches the film
made on his life in this world. If his life is spent, in this world, in travelling on that
path which carried him away from Paradise and led him towards Hell then the film
which he would be watching there would keep on reminding him that he had been
heading towards Hell. And, if he lived in this world according to the laws of God
only for the sake of Allah then the film watched there would be showing him that
he had been heading towards the Paradise and he is entitled to the blessings of
Paradise. LAW:- If the Paradise is not sighted in this world by someone then the
life of Paradise would not be recorded in the film of his life.

This thing had been stated by the Holy Prophet in the following manner.
"See the death before you are dead." Seeing the death before one is actually
dead does not mean that one should stop eating to commit suicide, start living in
jungle after abandoning the cities and towns, desist from wearing clothes and
sever relations with ones children and parents. Seeing the death before one is
actually dead means that one should become acquainted with the life after death
in this life. When someone living in this life of material world manages to acquaint
himself with the life of hereafter it is observed by him that Illiyin is the class of
privileged people upon whom the favors of their Lord have been bestowed and
they are the one who have been blessed with exaltation and Sijjiyin is that group
of people who are deprived, distressed and convicted because of their wrongful
deeds. It is the verdict of the Holy Quran that if one is blind in this life and cannot
see owing to sightlessness then to would remain blind and sightless in hereafter.
And, if one has managed to equip oneself in this world with the sight through
which one can see the light that represents Allah then one would be able to
behold God in life hereafter.

It is the proclamation of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that be cautious of the

sagacity of the believer because he sees through the Light of Allah. This
statement of the Holy Prophet is not a similitude. Seeing through the Light is no
simile. All that is stated by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is factual reality, a reality in

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which there cannot be any variation. One with the ability to see the light can
behold the world of light and if the sight required to see the light is not made
operative in this world before dying then one would remain blind in life in the
hereafter.

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THE CAVE OF HIRRA

Material world is such a place where one cultivates flowers or thorns for life
hereafter. If someone under the influence of evil apprehensions has sown the
seeds of thorns in this land then harvesting thorns, reaping thorns and consuming
thorns is the appointed fate for him. And, if someone in the light of the teaching
of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the practical examples of the lives of saints and
sages has cultivated in such manner that results in gardens, orchards and farms
of fruits and flowers then after death he would be enjoying this remarkable asset.
Straight forward thing's that whether we deserve a rewarded life or we earn a life
of destitute hereafter, all this depends on what we do here in this life.

The holy statement of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), "See the death before you
are actually dead" is an explanation of this thing that we should learn and
understand in this life of material senses that life hereafter depends upon our own
deeds performed by our own choice and free will. It has been reiteratedly stated
in the Holy Quran that we are required to ponder, contemplate and think sensibly
to explore the Signs of God scattered all over the earth. Let us take our own
creation into consideration, how did we come into existence, how have we been
carefully reared up by God, the most exalted. In exuberance of youth God
granted you the strength that enabled you to move around on the earth using
your own will and choice and by using the same free will and power you searched
for resources so much so you were able to ride in sailing boats on the rivers. Man
kept on asking for more strength and God granted it to man so that he could
harness the forces of nature and tame them according to his will. All the
resources scattered on the earth are now within his reach. The man who was
powerless, unable to move after his birth, unable even to sit if he wanted, was
granted so much ability that by using his hidden potentialities he invented and
discovered so many things of comfort and luxury.

When man discovered the phenomenon of electricity his quest enabled him
to explore various methods to harness this powerful force and to put it to work
for him. Electricity is one creation of the Lord Creator, man using this creation
produced by-products in uncountable ways. God, the most High stated that he is
the Best of All creators, that is, He is the Best Creator of all those who can create.
All the inventions that require electric energy for their operation are created and
produced by man. The electricity can be used in so many ways and styles and all
these would have remained in obscurity if man had not used his creative abilities.
It was the quest in man which caused him to be attentive for electricity and his
pursuit enabled him to explore almost every possible use of electricity resulting in
creation of various products by man; one of the creators.

When man thinks deeply about matter he discovers ways to make use of
energy hidden in matter constructively or destructively. In the background of
man's material advancement one hidden force known as 'soul' is operative.
Exploration of energy possessed by matter, in fact, is just a vague reflection of
the abilities of the soul. It has been stated earlier that man reaps what he sows in
this life. His reward is always according to his deeds. He earns as much as he
invests. If contemplation can lead him to explore the mighty force of electric

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energy then, by every rule of logic, he can also discover within himself that
remarkable eye which sees beyond the veils drawn between man and the unseen
realm after rising above the limiting spatio-temporal restrictions. The eye which
has no difficulty in observing the life hereafter after penetrating the material
screens existing between the life here and hereafter. The eye which is the actual
source of observations for the sages and the saints. When this eye starts
functioning one can see the spirits, souls of deceaseds and angels. One can, not
only see them but can converse and communicate with them as one does in this
phenomenal world.

The very same eye enables the friends of God, the Great, to behold the
Beatific Vision of God, the most sublime on the High Throne. The first thing that
comes before this eye, when it starts functioning, is that realm which is known as
Purgatory (Alam-e-Aaraf) or the life after death, that is, the realm where one
goes after leaving this body of flesh and bones. It becomes an ordinary thing, for
this inner eye, to witness Paradise, to see the activities of the life hereafter before
he actually enters there.

If one is failed to open this inner eye in this worldly life deprivation would
set over him for ever. His vision would remain limited even in hereafter. Just as
one cannot see beyond a wall similarly one would not be able to see beyond a
limited range. Now the question is that how can this inner eye be put to work
after getting it open, how the cataract causing blindness and opacity be operated
upon to remove the short-sightedness. The answer is not very difficult. For this
purpose, people with the legacy of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) have designed
lessons. All these lessons are based upon the example of meditation, set by the
Holy Prophet, in the cave of Hirra, now known as Muraqbah.

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A C OM P U T E R

For the learning of any knowledge one's acquaintance with the ABC of that
knowledge is basic and essential One cannot learn to read or write Urdu if the
primer of Urdu is not studied by him even if Urdu is his mother tongue. Learning
of any language, other than the mother tongue, is also possible only when the
basic primer is studied. For learning to read and write, for instance, English, is
only possible when ABC of English is studied. If someone does not know how to
read by joining various letters to form a word then one cannot be called a literate
person even though if he is an extra-ordinarily intelligent and capable person.

Just as for learning the worldly sciences one has to study primer of specific
branch of knowledge similarly for learning metaphysical sciences and spiritual
knowledge primer designed by the Prophets of God and their disciples is required
to be studied. For learning the physical sciences one has to study the primer and
for learning the metaphysical sciences one is required to have a change in ones
thinking approach. For teaching spiritual science no primer or elementary book of
its grammar has ever been published in the history of mankind for the simple
reason that the spiritual knowledge can not be taught like physical sciences
rather it is transferred from the teacher to the student. Its most common
example is that of the learning of the mother tongue by a child. No mother has
ever taught her children any primer for teaching her kids the language she
speaks. The language that a mother speaks is gradually transferreds to the child
almost impercievably. No one has ever been taught one's mother tongue by
teaching him ABC of that language.

A child is automatically molded into that thinking pattern which his parents
have. A lamb eats grass. It would never go for meat. A tiger-cub would not eat
the grass. It would only eat the meat. Offsprings of pigeon will neither eat the
grass nor the meat but they will peck the grain. Man's child eat everything
including meat, vegetables, roots, stones and wood. Stones include the salt and
minerals, the wood includes the cinnamon and turmeric. Man's child eat all these
things because his parents eat them. Had the dietary habits of man been similar
to those of a lion man's child would also have had them. A cub without learning
knows it well that what it has to eat and what not, how it should prey and how it
shouldn't. All these things transfer to it from its parents without learning them
with the help of a primer. Every existing creature of this world knows its mother
tongue and conveys its feelings using that language to its fellows. When a hen
senses danger it cries in a typical voice which inform its chicks about the hovering
danger and they all rush to hide under its wings for protection.

Every species has its own particular language to communicate amongst its
individuals. In human beings various languages and dialects are in use. Besides
articulation of one or the other language there exists one another method of
communication; the language of signs and symbols. And, everyone of us is
versed with this method of conversation and uses it when the need is felt.

Every one is well acquainted with it. When a father wants his child to do
something he gives him a particular look which clearly tells his child what does his

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father want The way a child cries tells his mother why he is crying, whether he is
hungry or in pain. There can be other examples too, for instance, you are having
a good time with your. friends and such a conversation is going on which,
according to you, is improper for a child to hear and if your child comes in, you
look towards the child with the thought in your mind that he shouldn't come over
there. Despite the absence of a forbidding notion the child understands that he is
not wanted there and he retreats, not to intrude again.

Sometimes someone dear to you living far away faces some sort of difficulty
and you start worrying about him regarding his difficulties and later on all the
worries and the difficulties faced by him prove to be real. Sometimes it occurs to
you that you haven't met a particular friend of yours for a long time. When you
come out of your residence you meet him, as if, by chance. Sometimes, all of a
sudden, you start imagining about an accident and it causes such a tremendous
tension upon your nerves that you feel exhausted. This also happens that without
any ostensible reason you start feeling delighted and happy. You cannot figure
out a reason for the cheerfulness but still it persists and cannot be ignored.

There is such an inbuilt computer installed in every one of us which instruct

us at every stage of our life. Sometime, following its instructions, we feel sad and
at times we experience delight even in the absence of any ostensible reason. At
times it commands to drink water and at times the computer informs us that our
muscles have exhausted and cannot take any more strain so go to sleep. When
one over sleeps the computer informs that if you continue lying in bed and do not
enter the conscious senses the body will be seized by cramps, therefore leave the
bed and get into action. Man or any living thing cannot do anything if they are not
supplied with informations from this inbuilt computer. This inbuilt computer is
installed in every existent of this universe. There is no exemption for anything,
man, animals, plants or minerals all have this machine to provide informations
according to situation and circumstances.

This computer, in terms of metaphysical science, is called the soul. Every

existent, living or non-living, all have this inbuilt computer. The difference
between man and other creatures is that man has knowledge of this computer
and other creatures do not Only man has been given comprehensive knowledge
about this computer by God, the Omniscient. It is the same knowledge that has
been mentioned in the Holy Quran. Allah, the most High said to the angels," I am
to appoint My vicegerent on the earth." The angels submitted, "will You place
therein one who will make mischief and shed blood, 0whilst we do celebrate Thy
praises and glorify Thy Holy Name." God said, "I know what you know not."

And to clarify it further Adam was taught the knowledge of the Elohistic
Names and angels were asked, 'Tell about this knowledge if you are in the right."
The angels submitted humbly, "Glory to Thee, of any knowledge we know none
save that has been taught to us by You. "Being the descendent of Adam every
man can experience the same observation that were observed by his father;
Adam. If anyone cannot observe what Adam did i.e. the dialogue taking place
between God, the most sublime and the angels, prostration of angels in token of
acknowledgement of his superiority as commanded by God, then he has no right
to be called the child of Adam and to enjoy the status of vicegerent of God as his
father was declared.

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 In short, if man is not aware of the granted knowledge and vicegerency of
God and does not observe the events that took place on the day of his creation
then he cannot be regarded a true child of Adam. On the basis of mere physical
resemblance with his father he is not more then a disobedient child of
degenerated progeny.

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D R E S S OF T H E S OU L

When the human life as a whole is taken into consideration this fact is
revealed that all the feelings, sentiments, emotions, all the demands responsible
for the smooth functioning of life and the various styles depicting life in different
forms are the eventual outcome of informations perceived. At times we are
informed that it is cold and at time the information comes it is hot. Hunger, thirst,
pain, delight, love, hatred, pity, cruelty and any other need experienced in life is
based upon informations or in other words informations are perceived and
expressed in the form of different needs, emotions, sentiments and feelings.

After settling upon this point that life is a conglomeration of informations it

becomes necessary that we should find out 1) what is the source of these
informations or from where these informations are coming, 2) where is the
receiving station located which perceives these informations, 3) which agency
ascribes meanings to the informations perceived, 4) which machine is giving us
the printouts of phenomena after the informations are ascribed meanings, 5)
what is the nature of that matter which is being used in this printing process and
6) when information, after passing through various stages, become manifested
phenomena why and where do they vanish as if they never existed.

In the elementary stages of spiritual science it is explained that this body of

flesh and bones is not the real man rather this physical body which is composed
by muscles, tissues, flesh and bones is merely a cloak of the real man in it. Just
as clothes of wool, leather or cotton are used for the protection of this physical
body similarly this physical body is an attire of the soul; the real man as called by
Allah, the most High.

When someone intends to learn spiritual science on a regular basis

according to its rules and regulations then this belief is required to be firmly
established in him that the physical body of flesh and bones is hypothetical and
fictional. When this belief is strongly adopted and takes its roots deeply in ones
mind that this physical body is perishable so it is fiction, then very naturally the
mind starts receding from the hypothetical senses and when this retraction of
mind from the hypothetical life takes place, the journey towards reality begins.
Because reality and fiction both cannot rally at one point. The most prominent
and distinguishing feature of hypothetical senses and objects both is that they
suffer change, variation, deterioration and annihilation whereas reality remains
invariant, unchanged, lasting and unperishable. Reality which is independent self-
existing, self-subsisting and permanently flowing towards its center us explored,
resulting in the efforts of that man, who has been called the soul by the Holy
Quran.

But then the soul has its own gradations. Due to lack of knowledge usually
the soul is considered to be a human being just like the one which we see in the
form of physical body of flesh and bones. Soul is such a reality which is an
indivisible entity, self-subsisting and unwaveringly related and established only
with its own self. It has this unique quality of demonstrating itself in a variety of
forms and shapes remaining perpetually kinetic and subsisting. It is one of its

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main characteristics that it never exhibits itself in hypothetical and fictional
senses, though it uses them as its robe. But since to remain perpetually kinetic is
one of its attributes therefore it makes itself manifested in various dresses.
Sometimes its manifestation is in the form of a goat, sometimes it expresses
itself as a cow, sometimes it is a jinn and at times the angels.

Spiritual scientists have pointed out the existence of about eleven and half
thousand species on this planet earth and indicated that each species is an
integral part of the soul. One of the definitions of the soul is that on one hand it
selects species' dress for its manifestation and on the other it designs dresses for
itself in the form of the individuals of the species. For the sake of understanding
this working of the soul, we can say that the manifestation of the soul in species'
dress is the negative and the individuals of that species are the positives of that
negative. It is an amazingly wonderful system under which the soul keeps on
creating its dresses of species and the individuals of the species, and these
dresses keep on wearing down just as ordinary clothes of wool and cotton do.

It is not very difficult to understand this. When the real person or man; the
soul makes a beginning of its dress, this dress appears in the form of a beautiful,
tender and charming baby and then this dress keeps on replacing by a new one
at every second. Every second one dress is taken off and the other is put on. In
each change of the dress some variation also takes place. At times the printing
ink is more and at times it is in lesser quantity. The same one picture is being
printed on the same one machine using the same materials but still the
impression of each print of the picture differs.

Replacement of dresses one after the other finally reaches that stage when
exhaustion starts overpowering and this dress (carnal body of man) perishes.
Exhaustion and inability to change the dress is termed as old age. This law has
been stated so that it could be clarified for our comprehension that soul remains
kinetic perpetually. Movement of every second towards the other, in fact, is a
dress of the soul. This very dress is that thing which we see in the form and
shape of one or the other manifestation.

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CLAY FIGURE OF LION

Just as we observe and witness various features in the carnal body of man,
the spiritual body; the soul, also has features. When a dress is prepared for the
physical body of man it is attempted that the maximum portion of the body is
covered with it. But still it does not cover the whole body. In shirt and trousers,
for example, many parts of the body remain uncovered. Whereas on the contrary
when the soul makes a dress for itself it is complete in all respects. By a complete
dress we mean that the dress of the soul is for the whole body, in one piece,
according to its features and outlines.

Example:- Let us consider this example. Take a clay-figure of a lion. We

call this toy as clay Lion. If this toy is painted a fine layer of paint would cover it
all over. This painted lion will also be a clay Lion. But the clay with which the lion
is made is now covered with the paint. This layer of the paint, in other words, is
the dress for the clay Lion covering each and every part of the lion. When the
soul makes a dress fir itself, it is complete and is according to the features,
curves and outlines of the body. The features and out Lines of the limbs and parts
of the carnal body are crafted according to the features and out-lines of the soul.
The nose, ears, feet, hands, head etc of the physical body are exact depiction of
these part in the soul.

Now it could be said that this carnal body is the painting material produced
by the soul; the entity existing with all its features, to cover it completely. Just as
various coatings of coloring paints produce layers, the physical carnal body is also
composed of layers. Like the physical body the human soul is also made of
innumerable layers and every layer of the soul is in constant motion with all its
features as one single body. The movement of the layers of the soul never
ceases, not even for the most negligible fraction of time; a femto-second
(trillionth part of a second). The whole system will collapse if the movement of
the soul stops even for a tiny fraction of time like a femto-second.

All that is existing in the universe, on the earth, the heavenly creatures, the
seven heavens or that which is in the unseen realm e.g. the High Throne, soul is
there in every thing. And, all that which we observe and witness through the
material eyes or because of the inner sight is the dresses of the soul. We see a
pigeon. It is not different from the carnal body of man. Just as the soul of man
exhibits itself in the form of human body and just as the human body becomes
insignificant when the soul quits it, similarly the physical body of the pigeon which
is the dress of the pigeon's soul also becomes insignificant when its soul quits it.
When the soul severs its relation from the human body it starts decomposing and
changes into dust particles. The bodies of pigeon, wolf or monkey are not
different, in this respect, from the human body. Every thing decomposes and
disintegrates when the soul turns away from that body.

LAW:- Soul is a featured being. These features of soul, in fact, indicate

their respective abilities. Soul is a sort of computerized machine having countless
dies. These dies mold the matter into various shapes and forms. Die-cast toys of
plastic are prepared when the plastic is molded in dies with desired features and

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designs. If the die has been designed to produce pigeon then the plastic poured
into it would be molded into a pigeon. If it contains the design of a flower, a
flower will be produced. So on and so forth. Various things can be produced from
the same material by using different dies and molds, or to say, different dies are
used for producing different things.

We do not need to conduct a research for finding the difference between a

die of pigeon and the die of a cat. Even a child can point out that the only
difference is that of the designs of the two dies. The Holy Quran has termed this
difference as quantities, that is, different dies are made from different specific
quantities. These quantities despite their similarity in nature are different in their
magnitudes which result in variety of shapes and forms. The material used in
preparation of different dies is the same, the material used for molding things is
also the same but still the dies are different hence the difference of shapes and
forms.

One set of quantities is used in the creation of one specific species. Slight
variation in this specific set of quantities results in production of its individuals.
When the quantities exhibited themselves in that specific magnitude which was
required to create man, the result was Adam. Excitement in these specific
quantities, after taking the form of the Adam, altered the balance of these
quantities. This alteration in the specific set of quantities of Adam resulted in the
form that was identified as Eve by Adam. This determined two facets of the
specific quantities of a species.

In consequence of alternation in quantities when some new form took shape

quantities for that form were also determined. Determination of quantities means
collection of quantities of specific nature, color, weight and magnitude in a die
mold. Variation of quantities in one set of quantities is responsible for new forms
and shapes of individuals of that species. The beautiful from and figure of Adam
(man) is the result of a collection of certain fixed quantities in a molding die. And
with a change in color and nature of the same quantities the obtained figure is
termed as Eve (woman). The matter used for the creation of Adam and Eve was
the same but the slight variation of the quantity of this matter resulted in two
types of human beings; the male and the female.

It has been stated by God, the most exalted, "Holy and Exalted is He who
created from fixed quantities, adorned the creatures by a compound of these
quantities. Creatures have been made from colors." The creatures of the earth
are created from the substance called matter and the thing, which distinguishes
them from one another, is the quantities that can be termed as colors Variation in
intensity of colors results in formation of a particular shape and form. Just as the
different figures and shapes are created from specific quantities (colors) similarly
our senses are also made up of particular quantities. As long as the combining
ratio of these quantities is balanced we have healthy senses at our disposal but
when the quantities responsible for producing senses increase or decrease in
magnitude the senses become unwieldy

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1.2 X 10 12 COMPONENTS

A brief description of life would be that, life is constructed from emotions

and the emotions of life are dependent upon senses. The control of emotion is
only possible by means of senses.

Example:- One feels thirsty. Thirst is a desire or need to drink. For

fulfillment of this desire and need our senses guide us towards water. Senses
informs us that this water is warm, this is cold, this water is suitable for drinking
or not. Thirst is quenched by drinking water and identification of water is carried
out by our senses. Just like thirst, hunger is also a needs. To love someone is one
need and to be loved by someone is another need. When all these desires and
needs are collected together they are collectively called Life.

Analysis of these needs and desires reveals that each and every need is
different because the different quantities are operative in different needs and
desires. The difference in quantities working in different needs and desires is
responsible for the difference in the nature of the needs. The quantities operative
in thirst are not the same as those in hunger. For the very reason hunger cannot
be satiated by drinking water or thirst cannot be quenched by eating food.

The senses identify each desire separately. One of the needs of life is love.
Love as a whole is such a need without which life remains incomplete. The
emotion of love is separately classified by our senses. For instance, It is our
senses which tell us that this lady is our wife, this girl is our daughter, and that
lady is to be respected as our mother. When love is taken into consideration, it
comes to our mind that love is to long for someone but when we try to feel love
for someone the senses produce various shades in our desire of longing for
someone. For a man a woman anyhow remains a woman. But senses segregate
the various status of a woman. The senses inform him that this woman is his
mother, this woman is to be treated as a wife, this woman is to be treated like a
sister and this woman is to be considered a daughter. Similarly for woman a man
anyhow remains a man. But their sense makes them identify men as husbands,
sons, fathers and brothers. As man and woman both have common and
resembling needs but senses tell us that even in the common needs there are
rules to be observed.

The thing intended to be defined is that the human life is based upon two
pillars. One of them is the emotion and the other is the senses. As long as man
remains in the frame of emotions he is no different from the animals but when
these emotions are understood and complied with the help of human senses then
he become distinct from the animals. One may say that animals also have
emotions and senses and therefore they share this common trait with man. But
there is difference between the senses of human beings and those of the animals.
A goat, for instance or a cow cannot ascribe meanings to the information given to
it by its senses. Its knowledge is limited to meet only those needs of life which
are necessary for maintenance of life. It only knows that water quenches thirst
and vegetation satiates hunger. It has no concern whose water it is drinking or
whose grass it is eating. For maintenance of life a need; an emotion surges in it

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and it straight away goes for its fulfillment whereas contrary to this when a desire
to meet a need is felt by man, his senses guide him as how this desire should be
satiated.

Since man has been granted the particular knowledge of the senses
therefore man enjoys distinction over the other creatures and this very distinction
renders him duty-bound to follow the rules and laws. This has now been clearly
established that the demands and needs to maintain life are common in all the
creatures of God. Man, goat or cat all equally feel hunger, thirst , etc. and all
strive to meet these demands of physical body but man knows about the nature
of these desires and senses. And, this knowledge of man is the actual cause of
man's supremacy over the other creatures. Having knowledge of the laws of
senses is the beginning of the journey on the spiritual paths.

These 1.2 billion components in that machine which is operative in man.

Some of these components are responsible for producing and controlling the
senses and some remain busy in creating emotions. God almighty has granted
this knowledge to man that if he desires, he can know how these components are
installed in this remarkable machine and how do they produce the emotions and
senses. As far as the emotions and senses are concerned man and other animals
are at par with each other but a goat or for that matter any animal does not have
the ability to understand the working and procedure of production of senses and
emotions by the components of the machine. And, if man, like a goat, remains
oblivious of working of micro-cosmic system operative in him then he cannot be
better than a cat or dog in any case because when a dog feels hungry it satiates
its hunger by eating one or the other thing. Man also does the same when he is
hungry. When a mouse is thirsty it quenches its thirst by drinking water. A man
also does the same when he is thirsty. Like any other animals man also
instinctively feels love for his young children, rears them up, imparts training and
look after them as much as it is possible for him.

A cat too, just like man, loves its kitten, feeds them, looks after them and
train them by teaching them all the basic tricks of preying and living. According to
the spiritual science if a man is just performing those functions of life which a cat
also does then he cannot be declared superior to a cat. Man is superior to any
animal only because of the fact that God, the most exalted has granted him the
knowledge of inbuilt machine or the computer in him. If man is ignorant or
oblivious to him then his life is equipollent to that of an animal.

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GOD A N D A D A M

Fulfilling the urges impulsively and under the influence of emotion is the
instinct. And, understanding emotions and senses separately and being aware of
their purposefulness is self cognition and self cognition is the nature. Instinct
modulates whereas the nature remains invariant and unchanging. Nature of any
thing created by God never changes.

God, the Omniscient has granted the knowledge of Elohistic Attributes to

man after declaring him superior to animals and other creatures, to wit, Adam
was taught the coherent Attributes of God, the most exalted. Coherent Attributes
mean that God granted the knowledge of His creative attributes to Adam as much
as He considered necessary. The Appellations of God are the Attributes of God.
Therefore, every Attributes of God is directly related to God, the Almighty. Since
God is the Lord Creator of the universe therefore it means that God granted that
knowledge of His Attributes to Adam which is the basis of the creation of the
universe. God did all this because God wanted to be recognized. For recognition it
was necessary that Adam should have the knowledge of the Attributes of the
Creator. God has granted this knowledge of his Attributes to other creatures;
angels, as well but the knowledge pertaining to His creative Attributes has been
granted to Adam and has not been revealed upon the angels.

It means that the basis of Adam's supremacy is that he has been bestowed
with the creative attributes of God and because of this knowledge he can have
access to God. This does not mean that the other creatures are not familiar with
God. The other creature are aware and know that their creator is God, He keeps
them alive as long as He wills and He is providing them with resources of every
type.

Here it would not be out of place to see, what is the difference between the
knowledge of other creatures as compared with the knowledge of man and
recognition of God by man and the recognition of God by other creatures. There
are two types of acquaintance. One type of acquaintance is only to know that
someone is there and to have general idea of his qualities and characteristics.
Whereas the second type of acquaintance is that in which one not only has an
introduction of the other but can also enjoy his company and because of this
company he can see him, listen to him and Can present his submission to him

All the creatures have the acquaintance of the first type only. But, man
enjoys the acquaintance of the second type he knows God as God wanted to be
known. Since man is gifted with the knowledge of Elohistic Attributes therefore he
cognizes God after making his access to Him. And, this cognition is not in a verbal
sense of cognition it is that true cognition when one truly believes that he has
been created by the Lord Creator and this belief enables him to see God, to hear
Him, feel the presence of God and communicate with God. When something is
said by God he complies with it in a state of raptness and ecstasy. It comes to his
knowledge that his existence is because of the mercy and love of God, the most
merciful. This thing firmly establishes in his mind that every movement and every
action of his life is being supported by God and is taking place only because God

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has granted him strength and ability to do it. This also comes to his knowledge
that according to which plan God has created him and what is the purpose of his
creation, in what state he was existing before he was born here and to which
realm he would transfer after his death. He becomes aware of his position in the
universe and that's why he had been an object of prostration for the angels, that
is, the whole situation which has been described in the context of grant of
vicegerency to Adam becomes clear to him.

This thing invites our considered deliberation that the descendents of Adam
are also Adam and being the descendents of Adam they are in the position to
witness all that which has been witnessed by their father Adam. If man, being the
descendent of Adam, cannot witness all that which has witnessed by Adam i.e. to
see angels prostrating before him, the conversation between God and angels,
God's declaration that He has taught Adam the knowledge of his Attributes,
Submissions of angels that they know only that which they have been told, then
he is not amongst those who are true heirs of Adam. If man cannot see the
complete film depicting all these events then he cannot be the inheritor of Adam
about whom God has stated that he is His Deputy and Vicegerent on earth. And,
if someone does not know how to exercise the powers of the one whose deputy
he is or he lacks in ability to exercise the power on behalf of the authority then he
is not at all the deputy or worthy of being called Vicegerent.

The summary of this discussion is that if man does not have the knowledge
about the events of the First Day and does not witness the events which prove to
be the basis of Adam's vicegerency then he cannot be considered worthy of
having this heritage and, if only on the grounds of his physical resemblance with
Adam he is declared the descendent of Adam then he cannot be considered more
than a disobedient and degenerated progeny because he does not enjoy the
inheritance of his father. One who is deprived of heredity is unfortunate
degenerated and remains in destitution. If someone is oblivious of the knowledge
of Elohistic Names then he cannot be the vicegerent of God on earth. The actual
cause of the supremacy enjoyed by man is only the knowledge of Appellations of
God because of which he is the deputy and vicegerent of God. And, since man is
the vicegerent of God therefore he is duly authorized to use, and exercise all the
powers of God that have been delegated to him. Being the creator of the universe
God's powers include the power to create and man is fully authorized to exercise
these creative powers.

God, the most High in order to introduce Himself has stated," I am the best
of all creators." This thing clearly explains that God, the most exalted has
bestowed His creative abilities to others as well but being the actual source of all
these abilities. He is the best of all those who by exercising these granted abilities
create. All these creative abilities have been indicated in the Holy Quran by
Attributes and Appellations of God about which it has been graciously stated by
God, the sublime, "And we taught Adam the knowledge about the Names. These
Names are those Elohistic Appellations, which are the creative formulae of the
universe; the creative formulae that have made the existence of the universe
possible after bringing it into being.

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YES INDEED!

Religious scholars say that it is not possible for man to hear the voice of
God, the Lord Creator. Majority also believes that it is also not possible for man
that he could witness God. In this vast world of ours there are people who
consider the spiritual values as hypothetical and artifacts of man's imaginations
and illusions. It is only because of this ideology that the major part of human
population was bereft of the opportunity of talking to God, the most merciful.

But mystics and parapsychologists have altogether a different version in this

regard. Their stance is that one can directly talk and communicate with God after
having His cognition and if one desires one can witness God, the Lord Creator.
Man's association and separation from God both have been mentioned in the Holy
Quran. After the creation of the universe when God addressing the creatures of
universe asked them," Am I not your Lord?" The creatures responded, "Yes,
indeed we acknowledge and testify that You are our Lord."

Even a man of ordinary intellect can easily understand that when God
addressed the creatures, the creatures heard the voice of the Speaker. Upon
hearing the voice the creatures looked for the Speaker. When they witnessed the
Speaker and observed His Exalted Presence they humbly acknowledged, "Yes,
indeed we testify that You are our Lord God."

Two things have been indicated in this event stated in the Holy Quran.
Hearing the voice of the Lord Creator by the creatures and after hearing the voice
beholding God. After witnessing God acknowledging His Lordship. To wit,
creatures made use of the granted faculty of hearing and when the hearing
activated and they listened to what was said by God they had sight and they
exercised the ability to see.

The first voice they ever heard was that of their Lord Creator and the first
thing they ever witnessed was the Exalted Being of God. Thus the basis of the
creatures hearing is the voice of God and the basis of their sight is the vision of
their Lord. All the creatures existing in the universe have collectively
acknowledged the lordship of the Lord Creator after hearing His voice and
witnessed Him. This acknowledgement is also a proof of the grant of the collective
consciousness to the creatures by the Creator. The other thing which the
creatures had after having the collective consciousness was that the creatures
perceived themselves, that is, it was understood by the creatures that we have
been created by the Creator. This awareness that they have been created by
someone helped the creatures to perceive themselves.

It can also be said like this, that God Almighty according to His Divine Will,
Plan and Policy created a universe consisting of every sort of creatures. Then the
creatures were granted the faculties of hearing, articulation, taste, sight and
touch. All these abilities are the reflection of God's Attributes related to these
faculties. When God said, "Am I not your Lord? "The voice of God proved to be
the first voice for the hearing of creatures. When the creatures looked for the

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Speaker, the first thing that proved to be the target of their sight was the Exalted
Being of God. When it was felt by the creatures that their Creator is before them
it firmly established in their minds that they are creatures created by someone to
accomplish His Divine Plan.

All this is about that realm which, in terms of parapsychology, is called the
Realm of the Soul. Perception, hearing, and sight are collective in their nature,
that is, these faculties are enjoyed by every creature equally. The creatures
included pigeon, sparrow, cow, bull, beasts, jinns, angels, man etc. After this
address and acknowledgement every creature after perceiving itself identified
itself, that is, they were classified into different species. At this stage the
collective program was compiled and displayed on the Preserved Scripturum
(Loh-e-Mahfooz). From the Preserved Scripturum this program was sub-divided
into individual program for each species. The stage where the species were
introduced individually, in terms of parapsychology, is called 'Hazira'. Hazira is
that generating point upon which the tape of the film runs which contains the
display of individual and species programs simultaneously. This film is projected
upon the screen of the earth for its display. The screen upon which the film
produced by God is displayed is the earth. The films produced by man is
displayed upon the limited screen of cloth or that of some other material whereas
the film produced by God is displayed upon the earth, that is, the earth is made
to act like a screen for the film produced by the God, the Great.

When the basic concept of creation is taken into consideration this fact is
revealed that man hears due to the hearing of God the All-Hearing, Sees through
the sight of God, the All-Seeing and thinks through the mind of God, the most
Wise, then how far would it be correct to say that man cannot see Him nor can
converse with Him. It is unfortunate and ill-luck for us that we are not interested
in seeing God, do not strive for hearing His voice. Those who for the sake of
getting closer of God, for seeing Him, for listening to Him strive and make efforts
finally succeed only because the sight through which they are observing is the
sight of God. The hearing through which they are listening, in fact, is the hearing
of God.

We have curtailed that sight, whose first target was God, to that limiting
range where it has become our belief that we cannot see on the other side of the
wall. We have restricted that sight into the confines of the material world only,
which according to God's statements has the honor of witnessing God and man;
Adam, had acknowledged the Lordship of God only after seeing Him.

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WH A T D OE S GOD WA N T S ?

God, the Gracious created the universe so that the creatures entrusted with
duty and authority, by exercising their will and authority may advance on that
path which would, step, by step take them to God. The Creator wants from his
creatures that the creatures should acknowledge his Lordship after witnessing
Him, after understanding Him, after recognizing Him and after talking to Him. It
should be firmly established in the minds of the creatures that He who has
created us, protects us as well. He is our custodian and provides us with all those
resources which are essential for maintenance and smooth functioning of life.

The purpose of this elaborately organized and consistent system devised for
guarding and protecting man is only to make this thing clear to man that He
created him with His cherishing Love. And the Love, with which God has created
His creatures, should be responded by the creatures in a befitting manner and
with Love they should seek their association with their Lord Creator. The binding
force of relationship between the creatures and the Creator should not be
anything other than Love. God has expressed His Love for the creatures by
creating them, by providing them with sustenances, by providing them protection
and by ordaining them with faculties reflecting His own Attributes and He wants
that now the creatures should also express their love for Him by acknowledging
His creations, by drawing closer to Him with love and by living as their Loving
Lord wants.

Love of God for the creatures, on a small scale, can be witnessed in the love
of a mother for her children. Mother is a means of creation. Development and
growth of a child starts taking place in the womb of a mother. Although mother
does not partake in the growth of the child on her own, still the love of mother is
unparalleled. As for the child; the production of a natural process taking place in
the womb of the mother, is loved by his mother and no other person can feel that
much love for him. If a sensible and sane child denies the existence of the
mother, one can easily imagine what will be the feelings of the mother. How bad
she will feel, only a mother can tell. Another living example of love and creation is
that of a father. A father strives to rear up his child, imparts education and
training that could enable his child to be on his own and to have his position in
the society. Despite all these things if a child disowns his father, denies to
recognize him, considers his company as useless and waste of time. What will be
the feelings of a father. This thing can only be understood by the one who himself
is a father or at least has the ability to appreciate the affection of a father.

The actual Creator, in fact, is God. Parents are only instrumental in bringing
forward the creation of God. This fact is well known to the parents whether they
will have a child or not, will it be still-born or alive, whether it will be free of all
handicaps or not, whether it will be dull or intelligent, all depends upon God, the
most High. Even those who do not believe in God, acknowledge that some mighty
being is there to control, organize and run this fabulous system of the universe.
This is altogether a different thing that instead of calling him Allah or God they
have named it, Nature.

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 Despite the awareness of parents that they are merely instrumental in
procreation of a child and if it is not willed by nature they can never be parents,
they justifiably expect recognition and due respect from the children This desire,
in fact, is a reflection of that personal attribute of the Creator, that is, it is desired
by the Lord Creator that the creatures of the universe should acknowledge and
recognize Him with the same love and affection with which He has created the
universe. Just as a child after disobeying his parents and violating the social
values is declared an undutiful, disobedient and degenerated progeny similarly if
someone refuses to recognize God, the most merciful then he too is a
transgressor, unjust and disobedient. And, when after making one's choice one
selects to be ignorant and transgressor, this misfortune becomes his life. Peace
and tranquility vanishes from his life. Worries and anxieties play a key role in his
life. When someone embraces this distressful and miserable life the Laws of God.
The Almighty provides him this much protection that he should remain alive and
the supply of sustenances should not be discontinued but the peaceful living is no
longer available to him. Such people due to getting far away from God are
debarred from the special favors of love and affection of God, the merciful.

The method to invoke the blessings and special favors and love of God and
the rules and regulation to have friendly relationship with Allah have been
revealed by the spiritual sciences. The basis aim of these sciences
(parapsychology) is to acquaints man with those principles and laws according to
which the creatures were able to acknowledge the lordship of their Creator, on
the Day of Beginning saying, "Yes, indeed, we acknowledge that you are our
Lord."

This whole show that is taking place before our eyes, day in and day out is a
ceaseless chain of events. The birth of people, their crawling in infancy, their
frolicking in youth, after crossing the threshold of youth entering old age and
after living through old age passing away into some other realm. All this is such a
chain of events in which the birth, infancy, childhood, boyhood, youth, old age
and death are like the links of this chain. The same one chain containing the
same links is exhibited in an ever-new form and shape every moment and every
second.

The Spiritual Guide and mentor of the author; His Divine Grace, Qalander
Baba Auliya in his most remarkable book 'Loh-o-Qalam' has stated, "Every
moment and every second is Eternity (the Beginning)." That is, The Elohistic
Command, 'Be!' kun uttered by God has been recorded and this record is being
played on and on and this recorded voice is echoing in the universe day in day,
out. Man's appearance on this earth resulting from his birth in the form of an
infant is just a recurring display of that event when Adam was expelled from
Paradise. Every baby born in this world is, Adam who was residing in Paradise
and if he hadn't committed disobedience he would not have been sent to the
earth.

Interpreting the Holy verse, "And He created you from one self' our scholars
insist that the word 'one self is indicative of Adam i.e. Adam is being reproduced
by Adam and this is resulting in increase of Adam's generation. But, the question
is Adam committed disobedience to God's Command and the result of this
disobedience was that Adam was rejected by Paradise and so he was expelled

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from Paradise because Paradise is such a place having such an atmosphere where
only those can exist and reside who are not disobedient. And, if we consider that
millions of centuries ago Adam committed disobedience in Paradise as a result of
which he was turned out of Paradise. Then, this appears to be very strange and
rather illogical that the descendents of Adam are being punished even after
millions of centuries. It is quite perturbing that a child born today is being
punished for a crime committed by our ancestors, about a million centuries ago.
This thing is very much like the incident in which someone on his way injured a
person and ran away. Some other person who was also going on the same path
and had nothing to do with the injury, was caught and punished for the injury.

Man of today is worried and distressed because he is intentionally ignoring

those realities and facts which are the cause of Adam's exaltation before he had
committed disobedience. The cosmic creativity is in operation continuously. Just
as our father Adam used to reside in Paradise and after committing disobedience
he was forced to leave Paradise, similarly, every son of Adam and every daughter
of Eve resides in Paradise before coming to earth. Very much like their father and
mother they are committing disobedience over there in Paradise and
consequently Paradise is rejecting them and they are appearing on the earth.

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WE EAT LIGHT

When the relation between God and man is mentioned it is felt that these
two are at far off distance from each other. This remoteness is felt due to the fact
that the material life depends upon the confined and limited senses and when
one, with limiting senses, tries to think, his thinking also becomes confined and
limited. Analysis of confined limited approach of thinking reveals that the axis of
man's life is materialism. Every movement of mind and every activity related to
man's thinking faculty is encased in matter. Consumption of food, production of
dress for protection from cold and hot weather, living a social life comprising of
various family units etc. are all examples of man's life in the material world. In
spite of all these factors of man's life one thing is quite obvious, that is, no matter
how deeply man involves himself in the material life or the matter is set over
one's life, one has to ultimately leave this material life. When death over takes,
man's relation with matter and the material world comes to an end and physical
body which enables him to function in the material world; the center of all man's
activities, crumbles down to become dust

Let us suppose that a man consumes 2-3 kgs of food per day. But we
observe that the weight of a man's body does not increase according to the
weight of food taken. If the growth of man's physical body had been depending
upon the material diets and food items then at the age of thirty five one should
have been weighing in tones whereas we observe that it is not actually so. This
proves that man, in fact, consumes lights. Yes, the lights operative in food items.
Man actually is consuming the lights with which the wheat or corn is made up.
Just as man's physical body is living upon the lights, the things like wheat etc. are
also existing because of the light operative in them.

One versed with the direct approach of thinking would say that light is
consuming up the light. Lights are feeding the real man made of lights existing
over this physical body of man. Man is acquiring energy from the lights. Just as
after death a man decomposes into dust particles, the wheat grain also
transforms into dust after decaying but the network of lights upon which the
wheat grain is established remains existing. For this very reason despite
consumption of tones of food, one's weight does not go into tones. Life of any
man, animal, tree, bird or house depends upon specific quantities of light in these
things.

The first lesson to explore these light and to find out the qualities of these
lights is the concentratively focused attention or simply the concentration which
means that after taking away one's mind from everything it is focused on only
one point, so much so that one reaches the state of absent-mindedness or a state
of thoughtlessness. The act of becoming thoughtless not require an elaborate
explanation. Every one of us experiences this state of mind when the mind seems
to be empty of everything. Mind becomes free of apprehensions and thoughts of
any type even if it happens only for few minutes in a day but it does take place all
the same. Sometimes it is considered that our mind has stopped working but this
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to concentratively focused attention and we do not hesitate in treating it as an
ailment.

Every moment, every second of the day or night the human life is flowing in
two directions. Existence of life is not possible if it is not flowing in two ways. It
cannot keep itself if it is not moving dihedrally or bifacetedly. In its one dimension
one is close to mental concentration and in the other one draws away from the
mental concentration. When someone is away from the mental concentration the
material aspect of life becomes predominating and when someone is in the state
of mental concentration the lights become prevalent predominantly upon him.
Both these aspects of life flow together side by side and also flow individually and
separately. When it is said that they flow together, side by side, it means that
man remaining in the material senses is enjoying his affinity with the senses of
light or vice versa. Separate flow is indicative of that situation when one is either
dominated by the matter or the lights take over completely. The life in which one
travels in material senses is the life of wakefulness and the life in which the grip
of material clutches is relaxed is the life of dreaming or sleep.

Teachings of Prophets of God are aimed at inviting man to live in the senses
of lights after releasing himself from the clutches of material senses. The first
step of this journey is to perform Muraqbah which helps man in acquainting him
with that path which is free from the pollution of the material senses.

Through Muraqbah one can intentionally, using his own will and power, live
in that state in which matter is no longer dominant. When, for instance, man
yields to sleep. The first stage is that one feels a mild pressure on the eyes. The
heaviness of eyes turns into a state of inebriation resulting in cracking down of
the senses. At this stage the eyeballs become static and inert. The inertness of
the eyeball is indicative of man's transformation from the diurnal senses into the
nocturnal senses.

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THE THIRD EYE

Past, present and future are basically the states of wakefulness and sleep.
Ordinarily sleep is not considered as active life. When the scholars of physical
sciences happen to mention about sleep and the world of dreams they pass it off
by pronouncing it as illusive and imaginary life whereas life of dreams and
wakefulness are not two separate and distinct things. It is only a classification of
senses. During the senses of wakefulness, we find ourselves restrained and
confined and in the sense of the dreams, we are free from the limiting constraints
with a difference of freedom and constraints the journey of life is travelled in
these two states of wakefulness and dreams.

The only thing that can introduce us with both the versions of senses
simultaneously is Muraqbah (Transcendental Meditation). When we feel
exhausted and our nerves cannot take the pressure of restrictions any longer, we
yearn to enter that state where there is no restriction. When one wants to relax
after exhaustion and intends to relieve himself from worldly problems, anxieties
and worries, one is taken to that world which is known as sleep. One method to
induce a change in the diurnal senses is to go to sleep due to exhaustion and
weariness. The other method is to transform into the nocturnal senses remaining
awake intentionally and willfully with relaxed nerves. Progress and advancement
in E.S.P (Extra Sensory Perception) is directly related with the transformation of
the nocturnal senses in the wakefulness state.

When one lies down to sleep first of all the tension of nerves is replaced
with Relaxation and inebriation. The eyes grow heavy, the movement of the
eyeballs gradually comes to a halt and a state of drowsiness becomes prevalent.
At this stage the conscious senses start transforming into the unconscious senses.
When the drowsiness reaches its height, one is sound asleep, that is, when the
conscious senses are completely transformed into unconscious senses one is fast
asleep. This is one of the routines of our life and is continuously followed by every
living creature. Just as a man is constrained to sleep when he is tired, weary,
fatigued and exhausted similarly a goat, a cat, a pigeon, a sparrow, a fish, too,
are constrained to transform into nocturnal senses from the diurnal ones. The
alternating process of sleeping after awakening and awakening after sleeping is
found in every creature of the Lord Creator God; the most Exalted.

Adam has been bestowed with the knowledge of the Attributes of God,
which has not been granted to any other creature by God, the Omniscient. The
whole body of the knowledge of Elohistic Attributes consists of secret revelations.
Secret revelations purport to delegation of those powers to man by God which
can enable him to enter the unseen realm. Since it is desired by God that man
should witness His craftsmanship after entering the realms of Unseen and cognize
Him and have discernment of His Attributes therefore it became necessary that
man should be ordained with those faculties which could enable him to fulfill the
object of the Lord Creator.

The life incarcerated is wakefulness and the free life is the world of sleep.
Anyone can very easily enter the world of dreams (sleep) through Muraqbah.

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Muraqbah, in fact, is an act of dreaming in a state of remaining awake, that is,
one, in his conscious senses, with comprehensive awareness of his environs,
witnesses the world of dreams.

Example:- One is writing a letter to one of his friends. During the act of
writing the letter his mind is absorbed in the work, the hands are busy in writing,
awareness of the surrounding is also there, if somebody is talking, he is
understanding what is being said and if feels necessary he responds to that, if it
is cold he is feeling the cold and if it is hot he is feeling the heat. All this is done
simultaneously. Yet his mind remains focussed on the subject of the letter, words
and their meanings. This means that one is making use of many of his abilities
simultaneously. Likewise, when one equips oneself with nocturnal senses,
countless potentialities become active in him and by remaining in the life of
wakefulness he can still fully participate in the world of Unseen, making a good
use of the metaphysical senses so acquired.

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S T A GE S OF M U R A QB A H

Travelling in the free world of the Unseen, consciously or unconsciously, is

Muraqbah. As a matter of law before sleeping one experiences three states. First
is to grow calm, second is to feel drowsiness and the last is sleep itself. When
someone remaining awake practices Muraqbah he also experiences these three
states. Initially a light slumber is set over the one who is performing Muraqbah.
This state, in terms of sufism, is called 'Ganood' (drowse). In this state one,
remaining in the senses of wakefulness, witnesses something extra-ordinary
which a common man cannot see with open eyes, but something; a sort of
hindering veil, causes it to forget. Regular practice of Muraqbah enables the
conscious mind to keep track of the seen things and the things seen with closed
eyes in the diurnal senses are remembered, comparatively, more vividly. Because
of the accelerated speed of mind the conscious mind fails to relate different things
with one another. Mind, on one hand, observes something of this world and on
the other it witnesses something of the heavens. This state is technically called
'warood' (Reminiscence). In this state the things observed appear to be more
bright and vivid and remembered but mind cannot grasp the meanings actually
underlying the seen things. Later on, using the common sense, the seen objects
are attempted to be interpreted. These interpretations can be right and can be
wrong. But the chances to make mistake in interpretation are more. This faculty
is termed as 'mukashifa' (apocalypse). When meanings of the things seen in
Muraqbah also come to mind it is called apocalypse. This state can also be
experienced when one is not performing Muraqbah. If someone, intentionally or
unintentionally gets the concentrative focusing of mind he can start witnessing
the things at far off distances. But in this way, display of scenes on the mental
screen causes pressure on the conscious mind and the spiritual associate finds it
difficult to withstand this pressure and becomes unconscious. Gradually this
apocalyptic faculty grows stronger and stronger, with the growth of strength of
conscious mind and its ability to accommodate such apocalyptic informations.

When the conscious is strong enough to withstand the pressure resulting

from the perception of unconscious stimuli and the nerves keep on functioning as
they do during the wakefulness the next stage to apocalypse termed as
'mushahida' (observation) is experienced. In this state of observation, one
remaining busy in mundane affairs, like seeing things with open eyes, enjoying
worldly activities, having food and participating in the worldly affairs, at the same
time peregrinates the extraterrestrial worlds spiritually at the same time. During
the observation state one enters the Purgatory (Alam-e-Aaraf) the realm where
the earthlings go to reside in life hereafter. It is witnessed that there is no
difference between the life of this world and that life of Aaraf. Just as one drinks,
eats, sleeps, wakes up, expresses delight or grief, laughs and cries, feels love or
hatred, needs the company of friends, wants to favors his friends and gets favor
from the friends, requires means to protect oneself from cold or hot weather in
this world in the same way in the life in aaraf, too, he drinks, eats, sleeps, wakes
up and fulfills all the needs of life. One lives under the shelter of a roof in the life
of aaraf just as one is used to living in this phenomenal world. The only difference
is that one is not required to strive, individually or collectively, for the means and
resources over there as is done here.

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 The world existing in aaraf is so enchanting and beautiful that the beauty of
the world of matter is nothing as compared to that. When someone, after
entering the state of observations, witnesses the aaraf he is liberated from the
gravity. Liberation from the gravity does not purport that one starts flying in the
air but it means that he is purged from the density of thoughts, lust, greed,
evilness, pride and false vanity resulting from accumulation of wealth etc. This
fact that one day one has to leave this world to go to world of eternal life is
believed with certitude.

It would not be out of place to mention that the occult sciences based on
sorceress knowledge can, at the most, excel to the limits of 'Ganood' and
'Warood' only in their meditating practices. They manage to arouse the abilities of
'Ganood' and 'Warood' by continuous and regular exercises enabling them to
perform supernatural activities.

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VELOCITY

When someone expires it is considered that man has annihilated whereas

demise does not mean the end or total annihilation rather it is transference from
one world to another, that is, man leaving this carnal body transfers to another
realm. The words 'to pass away' also purport to passing into life immortal. We
can say that man leaving this temporary life passes away into that realm where
he has to live for a much longer period of time.

Apparently expiring physically and spiritually appear to be one and the same
thing but actually it is not so. There is difference in leaving this body willfully and
intentionally to come back and in leaving this body discardingly not to use it again
and let it perish.

Example:- When we go to sleep we see -ourselves, in dreams, at far off

distances. We enjoy the taste if we eat something there. Experience the weather
conditions of that place. Someone residing in a country of hot climate dreams
that he is standing on a snow covered peak of a mountain and he is shivering all
over with cold. This shivering causes him to wake up, and, after awakening he
finds himself still shivering with cold which actually is not there.

Everyone of us experiences a couple of such dreams in which he happens to

see his deceased relatives. Meeting the souls of the dead people indicates that
one has transferred to aaraf during his state of dreaming. This is one of the
objectives of parapsychology that one could manage to arouse that ability in
oneself which becomes activated in dreams only. One should be able to command
that ability which liberates man from the spatio-temporal restraints.

The statement of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), "See the death before expiring"
clearly tells us that we should be able to witness, after liberating ourselves from
the clutches of time and space, and that realm where the spatio-temporal
restraints are non-existing, when we are living in this physical world. We can do
this by acquainting ourselves with that state in which one thrives when one is
asleep.

Before yielding to sleep first thing that we do is to lie in bed in a

comfortable manner. Secondly, our mind strives to transform the diurnal senses
into the nocturnal ones. Thirdly, we close our eyes and lastly, we enter the realm
of sleep. Let us try to sleep with awakening mind. Sit in a relaxing posture. Let
your mind be free from all worldly affairs. Close your eyes and enter the world of
unconscious. The world of unconscious will appear on the screen of our mind
when the grip of our conscious mind will grow weak. Enter the world of
unconscious. Now you will be in the metaphysical realm. You will find your-self in
a big metaphysical city of aaraf. You will be sighting inhabitants of that world just
as a traveller upon entering a city in this world witnesses the inhabiting people of
that city.

Our soul, in this material world, forms our carnal body from blood, flesh and
bones, which are produced from dust and clay. The dust and clay have weight

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because of gravity and density. One finds oneself incarcerated and tied of various
limiting confinements. In aaraf the body fashioned by our soul is composed of
lights. Since this body is made of lights which do not have gravity or density
therefore man does not find himself incarcerated in the limiting confines like
those experienced in this physical and material world . In this world of confines
and restraints we always remain in need of resources and means to overcome our
helplessness.

The speed to perform something can vary, it could be more or less but we
cannot do without the means and resources. We remain dependent upon them.
One covers a distance of 3 km per hour on foot. if a bicycle is used this speed can
be increased to 20 km per hour. Use of motor vehicle can make it upto 70-80 km
per hour. And, by using on aeroplane the speed could be hundreds of km per
hour. Just as there cannot be any dispute about the increase of velocity and
speed similarly there cannot be two opinions about our indigence and dependency
on means and resources. Man is indigent of means and resources because his
carnal body is made of dust and clay and all the means and resources which he
puts to use are also made of soil and clay.

A bicycle is nothing but clay because all the parts of a bicycle are made
from iron and the iron is one of the constituents of the soil which is separated
from the soil after heating the soil in a melting pot. All the parts of an aeroplane
are also made from one or the other constituents of the soil. The basic raw
material of any metal or non-metal is the soil. The soil keeps on changing shapes
and forms. Whether it is man, bicycle, motor vehicle, aeroplane, a tree with
flowers, an elephant or an ant, all these are those various forms in which the soil
particles have been arranged by their creators. These particles of the soil are the
most wonderful signs of creative power and most sophisticated craftsmanship of
God, the most merciful. The holy statement of God," And ponder upon Our signs."
Invites our considered attention towards the mastery and craftsmanship of God
as is so generously displayed everywhere, all around us. And, those who care to
contemplate and ponder upon the various signs of God are adorable and near and
dear to God, the most merciful. One can mold the kneaded clay in any form to
depict any shape. One can make a sparrow from the clay. A building can also be
erected from kneaded clay and it can also be molded into an effigy of man. The
clay can be used for creating anything, no matter how great it is or how small it
is.

For acquiring knowledge there are two ways. One is to explore the
resources remaining within the confines of time and space by contemplating on
them. The more profound the contemplation is the more will be the abilities that
will be aroused and activated. The other is to meditate directly about the creative
abilities that are the reflection of the Elohistic Attributes after liberating from the
spatio-temporal restraints.

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WH E R E A R E T H E U R GE S F OR M E D ?

All that is witnessed by the eyes is composed of all those constituents with
which the eye itself is fashioned. Sighting by the eye is an ability that can be
polished to its maximum. The more polished this ability is the more clear and
bright the eye sees. The outlines and features of the images captured by a
healthy eye are more vivid and clear than those of the unhealthy eye. The images
transferred to the mental screen by an unhealthy eye are vague and unclear. If
the lens of an eye is not functioning properly, for one or the other reason, then
the eye will not be able to receive the images of the seen object properly just as
if the lens fitted in a camera is defective then, no matter how costly the camera
is, the picture will not be clear and of poor quality.

There are two human bodies. One of them has scratches, with broken limbs,
is covered with bandages all over. This body certainly cannot be called anything
but a deformed and ugly body. This is the state of man's carnal body. Over the
physical body of man there exists another bright body of lights. This body has
many names but two denominations are more popular and common. The Astral
body and Aura or Nasma. Existence of the physical body depends upon the Aura.
if the aura is healthy then the physical body will also be healthy. All that is found
in the aura influences and affects the carnal body just as the images of the
material world are displayed upon the mental screen through the two lenses fitted
in the physical body. This physical body, to wit, is a reflection of the astral body
or aura displayed upon matter. This body of lights is not particular for man only
rather all the creatures living on the earth are the by-product of the very same
aura; the body of lights.

A further detail of this is that all the urges related with the human life are
not produced in the carnal body of man. They after generating in the aura are
conveyed to the physical body to be displayed there. When someone eats food
apparently this body of flesh and bones appear to be taking food but actually it is
not so. Man cannot eat or drink if the urge to eat or drink is not conveyed to the
be physical body of man, unless it is not produced in the astral body of man or
the aura. This thing is not very difficult to understand. A little bit of contemplation
can enable us to understand this thing very clearly.

There are many layers and tiers in the astral body. When we peregrinate in
the world of dreams with the nocturnal senses we are performing all those
activities which we perform and enact through the carnal body in a state of
wakefulness. All the activities performed and actions enacted during dreaming are
the activities of aura which are enacted by it without involving the medium of the
physical body. The consequential effectiveness of movement and actions of
physical body and the aura are uniform in their nature.

All the sacred scriptures have declared dreams a potent source of

predictions about future and prophesying which purport to witnessing of that
realm which does not exist before our material eyes but is existing beyond the
spatio-temporal limits of our material world. When the aura; the body of lights,

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diverges from the physical body which is composed of dust particles, it
annihilates.

When, one who performs Muraqbah, steps into the second stage, he
encounters the astral body; the aura, and that pattern of belief is formed in him
which gives him this knowledge that the body of flesh and bones which is
composed of dust particles is mortal, unstable and short-living. He also becomes
aware that one passes away when the body of lights prevalent upon this material
body disconnect itself from the physical body, that is, death means transference
of the body of lights into the resplendent colorful realm existing hereafter, after
disuniting itself from this material world.

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REGIONS OF PARADISE AND HELL

God Almighty told His Beloved Prophet (PBUH) 'These people ask you about
the soul. Tell them Soul is by command of my Lord and the knowledge that is
communicated to you, in this regard, is a little." It means that the knowledge
concerning the soul communicated to man is a little as compared to that of the
knowledge possessed by 'God. Here an interesting point is to be noted. God, the
most sublime is Absolute, Eternal and Boundless. His knowledge being the
Omniscient is also boundless, invariant, fathomless and infinite. Since part of
infinite is also an infinite therefore the little of infinite would also be limitless and
infinite.

In the verse cited above it has not been said that the knowledge concerning
the soul has not been given to man. This knowledge has been duly passed down
to the 'Auliya' friends of God) with prophetic legacy and vicegerents of the Holy
Prophet (PBUH). It is difficult to determine that who had how much knowledge
but one thing is sure that even the smallest part of the infinite knowledge is also
infinite.

In order to explain the phenomenon of life and death in terms of spiritual

science it could be said that the astral body; the body of lights, produced by the
soul disconnects itself from the corporeal body and after wearing a dress made of
resplendent lights pervading the atmosphere some 200 miles above this material
world, starts residing in that realm which is known as Aaraf. This is the same
realm where people from Adam to the last man of this planet earth till the
Doomsday have been and will be transferred to reside till the Day of
'Resurrection'.

Just as the astral body is kept in perpetual motion by the soul, the body of
lights; the aura, is also kept continuously and perpetually moving in Aaraf. The
Realm next to Aaraf is the Realm of Resurrection. The atmosphere of this realm is
altogether different from the atmosphere of Aaraf and the material world. The
halo in that Realm becomes much stronger than it is in Aaraf (Purgatory). In the
Realm of Resurrection the velocity of mind is so swift and is so accelerated that
the record of whole life of the astral body is displayed before the person
concerned. After the Realm of Resurrection there exists the Realm of Judgement.
In this realm cover of more subtle lights 'Noor' is formed over the bodies of lights.
This Noor is the same light which enables us to behold the Beatific Vision of our
Lord Creator.

It has been mentioned in the Holy Quran that no eye can perceive God
unless God Himself becomes the perception. When someone starts witnessing
with the help of perception of God the realm of Day of Judgement is sighted by
him and he witnesses the affairs of that Realm. After the realm of the Day of
Judgement are the Realms of Paradise and Hell and both have many regions or
zones for different classes of people.

Existence of Paradise and Hell are evident upon the fact that man will suffer
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Paradise. If it is admitted that this delight, comfort and luxury will be enjoyed by
the soul then we also have to admit that the torments of Hell will also be suffered
by the soul and this under any circumstances cannot be true because the soul is
an integral part of God, the All-pervading. It is an entity indivisible, boundless
and beyond any perceivable exaltation. It is not confined in the limiting features.
Soul knows about the will of God. It demonstrates itself in ever new 'robes'
according to the holy will of the Creator of the universe and feeds informations to
each 'robe' about existence and self of the 'robe'. These are the same
informations which are given meanings according to the authority and power
possessed by each robe; the body produced by the soul. Rewards and penalties,
favors and punishment both are informations which descend upon the body
created by the soul which itself is free from any pain or ease.

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IN EVERY NOOK AND CORNER

We cannot acquaint ourselves with anything if knowledge about that

particular thing is not available to us. And, for knowledge, there are few things
which are necessary in this regard, First there must be a source of that
knowledge. Second, there must be an agency in which that knowledge could be
stored. Third, there must be also an agency that could ascribe meanings to the
knowledge obtain from the store-house and lastly there must be an agency which
could help in manifestation of that knowledge.

Example:- One feels hungry. It means that man receive this information
that the body requires something to eat. The agency which received this
information, it ascribed this meaning to this information that bread or fruit or
something like that should be taken. The astral body after receiving this
information demonstrated it so and man experienced the eating of bread, fruit or
something else, accordingly.

As far as the fulfillment of one's urges is concerned they are fulfilled in the
same way whether it is the material world, Purgatory (Aaraf), Paradise or Hell.
Fulfillment of urges is carried out in the same manner in every station of man's
existence. Paradise is Paradise because the brooks of milk and honey are there.
Fruits of every kind are available besides the countless means of comfort and
luxurious life in Paradise. Hell is Hell because one has to live there in those
circumstances which are considered, according to our knowledge, painful and
agonizing. Food is available both in Paradise and Hell. In Paradise it is milk,
honey and fruits and in Hell the food consists of those items which are disgusting.

Law:- Concept of eating food, knowledge concerning having diet is common

for both the places. Provisions and supplies are also common for both but the
implications are different. The food of Paradise is good because its implication is
good and the food in Hell is not good because it involves repentance, persecution,
moaning and lamentations.

Briefly, this could be said that this whole universe, in fact, is a body of
knowledge and the different branches of this knowledge are that in how many
ways this knowledge is implied. The astral body is such an agency which ascribes
meanings and implications to the knowledge. When man descends to this world
from the Realm of souls the astral body causes implication of the knowledge in
such a way that man finds himself confined, restricted and incarcerated at every
step. When, the astral body, after disconnecting itself from the physical body of
flesh and bones, weaves a new robe for itself according to the atmosphere of the
realm it enters the style, meanings and sense in implying the knowledge over
there also undergoes a change. Time and space in their implications become so
short and condensed that these are almost negated. Here negation of time and
space is not suggestive of their total annihilation, because in Aaraf, too, the same
earth and earthlings, their houses, and inhabitations are existing. There, too, man
eats, drinks, ambulates, visits his near and dear ones, feels delighted or sad. The
feelings of pleasure and sadness, living in the houses, enjoying the sun and other

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weather conditions, taking a walk or running around does not imply to negation of
time and space. Only the speed of life is increased there.

Example:- Someone having his relations in Delhi expires in Karachi. In

Aaraf when he intends to see his relatives residing in Delhi the spatio-temporal
distances between these two places would condense to two steps only. The
distance curtails but the step exists and the earth exists all the same, therefore,
time and space also exist. With transfer to every next realm man's speed
increases so much so that he can cover the distance between the material realm
and the High Throne in one step only.

Knowledge tells us that if man wants to cover the distance of 3 km in one

hour remaining in limiting confines his speed will be very slow and if the man
after liberating from restraints and incarceration negates the distances then his
second step treads the heavens. One sitting on the earth, for instance, intends to
prostrate before God, the most exalted, occupying the High Throne. When with
this intent he prostrates he beholds God occupying the High Throne with all His
adorable attributes and that he is prostrating in His Exalted Presence.

It is maintained that one cannot peregrinate heavens, no one can behold

God, the most sublime and that it is not possible for man to prostrate in the
Exalted Presence of God but this assertion tantamounts to ignorance and injustice
of that order where no injustice or ignorance can compete it How ludicrous it is
that we in Karachi see one talking in America on television but are still not ready
to believe the role of light in one's ability that can take us to any height of
heavens. If someone could acquaint himself with that creative ability which
rendered the invention of TV possible then how it is not possible to reach any
nook and corner of this universe and to pass on from one realm after the other as
and when intended and willed.

All that which was once considered to be magic and sorcery and our
scholars would mention them as wonder-workings are now available as articles of
our routine usage in the form of inventions of science. How strange is man? On
one hand he is so helpless that he cannot see or hear the things existing at a
distance of hundred of yards but on the other hand, he is so resourceful that he
can appear on Television screens; one of his own inventions, even at the other
corner of the world.

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE

God is the One Who is encompassing everything. All that we do is witnessed

by God. All that we hide is known to Him. Where we are one the other is God.
Where we are two, third is God. God, the Absolute, the Eternal is the Beginning
and the Final Ending. In the light of these facts the knowledge of God is infinite
and boundless.

When God, the most Merciful intended to create the universe he said, "Be!"
and the universe came into being. In simple words its explanation would be that
the universe, in fact, is the knowledge of God that has been displayed in the form
of the knowledge. Manifestation of the universe is the transformation of God's
knowledge It is the knowledge of God that is expressing itself in the form and
features of the universe therefore the whole universe is nothing but the
knowledge of God.

Knowledge is knowledge whether it is little or much. Droplet of the water of

ocean is also water. Water in the form of an ocean is water and in the form of a
droplet is also water. It remains water whether it is in the form of an ocean or a
droplet. Since this universe is a manifestation of the knowledge of God therefore
the reality, the basis and structural formation are all knowledge. When the
incarcerated life of material world is analyzed it becomes amply clear that the
whole life is nothing but knowledge. And, knowledge is knowledge oniy when
there are meanings and purpose in it.

A strange feeling creeps in when one deliberates upon the cosmic system
established by God, the Fashioner of the worlds. It appears very strange that why
has God made such a system in which pain and pleasure, agony and delight,
sorrow and comfort are existing, side by side. For instance, no one can live
without taking food. Everyone is constrained to sleep. One encounters restriction
after restriction and there seem to be no ending. This sense of the knowledge is
altogether different from the actual purpose of the knowledge of God. God told
Adam, "0, Adam dwell in Paradise with your spouse and eat of the bountiful
things with delight as and where you want."

Paradise is such a dwelling where the limits have not been appointed, or to
say, it is limitless. The holy statement of God, "Eat delightfully as and where you
want." indicates that Adam was granted control over the limitless vast area of
Paradise. In other words our father Adam was enjoying the sole ownership of the
limitless area of the Paradise.

Besides this Adam was also told by God, the most wise, "Don't go near that
Tree or you will run into harm and transgression." In the vast expanses of
Paradise there are countless trees and plants. Amongst all those trees one was
pointed out to Adam and he was instructed not to go near that particular tree. It
happened that Adam committed disobedience though he never wanted to do so.
Consequent to his mistake the atmosphere of Paradise rejected Adam. And, he
was deprived of the land which was given to him. This whole episode was
something like this.

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 There is an enchanting Garden with trees, plants, brooks and streams and
magnificent palaces to reside in. Man has been granted every right to use
anything according to his satisfaction and will. Only one part of the Garden has
been restricted for Adam and he has been told that though you have the power to
enter that part but it would be better for you not to exercise that power. As long
as Adam did not commit disobedience to that decree of God which was forbidding
him from nearing a particular tree in Paradise, time and space remained at the
disposal of Adam's command. But once by neglecting the forbidding instructions
he committed disobedience, the spatio-temporal restrictions were imposed upon
Adam. Various version are found regarding the Forbidden Tree. According to
some people it was a wheat plant, some claim it to be the apple tree and some
believe that it was the tree of grapes. Different people have different stories to
relate about that tree but as far as the holy scriptures and divine books are
concerned no name of the tree has been mentioned.

When this tree is observed according to the spiritual view point and in the
state of unconscious activities experienced during the transcendental meditation,
it is found that this tree, in fact, is a symbol of particular approach of thinking
pattern. All that is existing in Paradise has been placed at man's command and
authority. When it is desired that one should have an apple though the apple
trees are there in Paradise but plucking of apples from the trees never come
under consideration. Just the desire to have apple renders it available for
consumption. Desire to drink water is enough for the availability of water. This
approach discloses that there are two ways to influence something.

One of them is that one after planting an apple-tree, waits for its growth,
when after considerable time the tree bears fruit and one desires to enjoy the
fruit one has to walk towards the tree, gather the fruit and eat it The other way of
influencing is that there are trees laden with fruits. These trees have not been
planted by anyone after tilling the soil nor has anyone looked after these trees to
nurture them. Now if one desires to eat an apple without taking the trouble of
gathering the fruit the apple becomes available for the pleasure of one's taste.
The skill and wisdom required to conduct this type of influence can be explored by
comparing it with the acts of God.

It was an integral part of the Holy Will of God that the universe should come
into existence so when He Commanded it to be by saying kun (Be!) it came into
being. In the Paradisiac life, the will to eat apple was incorporated in the mind of
Adam so when he willed to have one, he said, 'apple' and the apple came into
being. Utterance of kun caused the universe existing and by saying 'apple' the
apple was made available. This thing has been acknowledged by God, the Lord
Creator by stating, "I am the best of all creators.' To wit, God has bestowed the
creative abilities upon His creatures enabling them to create just as He Himself
does. The difference in the creation of God and the creation of man is that God
creates without any resources. The resources are produced automatically to
accomplish the Will of God regarding the creation of something. All that God
wanted to manifest was created when 'kun' was pronounced by God, the
Omnipotent. The creative abilities of man are related with the use of resources.
Man is dependent upon means and resources for creating anything.

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 When the creative abilities are put to use after liberating from the spatio-
temporal restraints one enjoys the spiritual life and when these creative abilities
are used depending upon the resources with constraints of time and space one
lives in the material life. The life incarcerated the dependent upon means and
resources is the life of obliviousness, ignorance and injustice. Just as the intellect,
wisdom and sagacity grow and thrive like a tree, the knowledge grows into
branches of various types, ever new philosophies are initiated, new discoveries
and inventions are made, similarly and exactly the same way, the tree of injustice
and ignorance also have branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. If the basis of man's
advancement and progress in injustice and ignorance then all his inventions bring
him unhappiness instead of happiness and pleasure. He grows restless instead of
becoming peaceful, instead of feeling satisfied of his achievements dissatisfaction
creeps into his life.

When the advancement of modern sciences is studied we find this progress

based upon all those things that have been described as transgression, injustice
and ignorance by Allah, the Omniscient. The advancement of today has inflicted
sufferings upon mankind. Everyone of us is restless, dissatisfied and perturbed.
The dragon of anxiety and uncertainty is anxious to swallow the whole of mankind
but since all this was carried out depending upon confined resources and
observing the restraints of time and space, man is distressed and perturbed.

The one who has liberated himself from the spatio-temporal constraints and
opted for spiritual approach, follows nature in harmony. And, when we study the
nature we observe that all the sources and means available on earth are based
upon credence and sincere service without any expectation of reward, personal
motive and lust. The sun, for instance, dutifully rises daily just to benefit the
creatures of its Lord. The water that irrigates the creatures does so without any
expectation of any favor or reward from the creatures. Same is the case of air,
oxygen, plants and minerals. The inventions of modern science have become
miserable and torturing because these things have been created with the mixture
of means and resources produced by Allah and low mentality of man seeking
monetary benefits from these inventions. Lust for personal gains even polluted
the credence of the means utilized for creating a modern device and instead of
benefiting mankind these things are proving to be a source of mental torture and
agony for mankind.

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COSMIC FEATURES

The universe, the creations existing in the universe, all the species of
universe, all the individuals of the species, birth cycle, to perish after expiry, the
heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars, the galaxial system, Paradise, Hell, urges
and senses required for the life of Paradise or Hell, alteration of senses,
undulation of senses, increase or decrease in the speed of mind, segregation of
senses into sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, upsetting of physical system,
emotional crises, softness or harshness of disposition, etc are all reflections of the
knowledge existing in the Mind of God. Every thing that is existing in the universe
whether it is giant star, some big planet, an atom, some virus or some other tiny
particle, it all existed in the thought of God before it came into being. When God,
the most gracious intended to manifest this beautiful world He ordered it to be,
saying kun (Be!) and all the existing things came into being. It is such an endless
chain of creation constituting that vast cosmic family about which God has stated
that if all the trees become pens and the oceans turns into ink even then the
things done by God cannot be penned down, that is, the ink equal to the quantity
of waters of all the oceans will not suffice to note down the detailed account of all
that is created by God.

Why was this universe created? Why were all these things created? What is
the purpose of this whole cosmic program? Why were two separate groups of
people belonging to Paradise and Hell made? How are the wonderful creations of
the seen world made from the wonders of the unseen realms? We might have
never been able the reply to all these questions but God, the Gracious has
Himself resolved this for our guidance, stating; "I was a hidden treasure. I
wanted that I be recognized so I created the universe with cherishing love."
Contemplation of these holy words of our Lord God reveals that the purpose of
creation of the universe, as is desired by Creator, is the cognition of the Lord of
the Worlds.

For enjoying the recognition in its true sense it was necessary that from the
whole lot of the creatures one should be selectively chosen and ordained with
more knowledge than the other creatures. Besides knowledge they should also be
granted the ability of finding purposefulness and the true meanings of the
knowledge bestowed upon them. In this cosmic family there are two creatures
who have been granted the ability of having quest for the knowledge and to
identify the meaningfulness. One of them is man and the other is jinns. Since we
are not dealing with the creation of jinns at the moment therefore we shall focus
our discussion upon the sciences of human beings.

This universe is that knowledge of God which existed in the Mind of God, or
to say, it was the knowledge of God that what are the creative features of the
cosmos. And creative features existing according to the knowledge of God were
commanded by God to appear in forms and shapes exactly in the manner as it
was intended by God, that is, the personal and special knowledge of God, the
Omniscient was displayed in the form of shapes and figures.

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 God, the Omniscient, bestowed the knowledge of His Attributes and
Appellations upon Adam. Appellations are indicative of cosmic features. It is that
divine knowledge about which even the angels know nothing. When this
knowledge was learnt by Adam, the angels had to prostrate before Adam. God
informed Adam that this whole universe is a part of my personal innate
knowledge and there are countless formulae that are the essential part of this
knowledge and from which this whole universe has been created. After teaching
the creative formulae to Adam he was sent to Paradise to dwell therein. In
Paradise Adam's position is that of the scientist who enjoys the knowledge of the
creative formulae used in the creation of the universe. The basic catch of these
formulae is that the whole universe is merely a form of knowledge in which man
can induce alterations even upto the extent of influencing the meanings and
purposefulness of the knowledge casting the one's influence upon them.

The practical experiences after the study of Spiritual Science establish firmly
that the basis and the main constituting part of every thing existing in the
universe is light, the light which keeps on altering in specific quantities, the
specific quantities of light keep on increasing or decreasing. Study of life cycle of
man testifies that a child does not maintain himself as a child throughout his life.
The specific quantities responsible for the birth of a child keeps on undergoing a
gradual, systematic and regular change. With the change of the quantities the
child also keeps on changing but despite all the changes, since infancy to old age,
he remains a man; the descendent of Adam Despite all the changes, in his size,
weight, and features his form and shape remain that of a man.

The universe created by God is composed of various species. It is one of the

characteristics of the specific quantities of each species that despite the changes
their total magnitude remains the same, that is, man remains a man in every
state and stage of his life. A monkey in any case would remain a monkey. The
needs and urges of life change with the growth of age. This also is a change that
features of a new born baby change altogether in youth and the features of
youthfulness transform into altogether different features when old age
approaches. The difference in the features of youth and those of old age is so
striking that the pictures of youth and old age of the same one person appear to
be pictures of two different persons.

This is one of the properties of the self-determining specific quantities that

whether the man is day old infant or an old man of hundred years the urges of
thirst and hunger are found in them equally. It is quite a strange thing that a
child of two years also takes food and a man in his hundredth years of age also
eats the food but still the child cannot be like an old man nor can an old man be a
child. The spiritual sciences define that despite that the urges of childhood and
old age are similar, why do the form and figure, shape and features change and
which principles are operative in transformation of form, shape, figure and
features from one state into the other. For having an intimate acquaintance of
these principles it is necessary that we should acquire knowledge about those
lights that have been called the Attributes of God by God, the Omniscient.

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LIGHT

The Lord Creator; God is the best of all creators. The word 'creators' is
indicating that besides God, Almighty there are others who can also create. But
the difference between the creations of God and those of the others is that God
does not depend upon means and resources when He creates whereas the
creatures are indigent for resources and means for their creations. One of its
examples in this modern age is the electricity. Basically the current of electricity
is the creation of God, the Lord Creator. When man using this creation devised
implements so many things came into being and man claimed them to be his
creations. In other words, man created many things in which electricity is used as
the driving force. It all became possible when man contemplated in electricity.
Man's contemplation in this regard enabled him to invent various things which
can very rightly be called the creations of man e.g. Radio, TV, AC. and so many
other things. All that made it possible is man's influence which he induced and
exercised in order to explore the various uses of electricity. This power to
influence the creations of God is the eventual result of that knowledge of Names
which was taught to Adam by God, the most Wise.

Knowledge concerning the Names or Appellations purport to that knowledge

in which the creative formulae have been described. When someone learns this
knowledge, new things come into being. Formation of huge machines, planes,
ships, rails, guns, and ammunition by molding iron into various component is also
a form of man's influencing the iron. In terms of sufism, this is called
'transformation'. There are two ways to induce transformation. One is to do so
remaining in the limits of material means; like extraction of gold by heating
particular particles of soil in a crucible or manufacturing of iron after processing
the soil in a special manner. Other is to directly influence the lights operative and
functioning in an object. One who enjoys the power of influencing the lights can
make gold by separating those lights that are responsible for the creation of gold.
One method for transforming something into another is to do so by combining
various resources together remaining within the constraints of means and
resources and the other one is to induce transformation by activating the light
through casting the one's influence upon them.

The practical experiences after the study of Spiritual Science establish firmly
that the basis and the main constituting part of every thing existing in the
universe is light, the light which keeps on altering in specific quantities, the
specific quantities of light keep on increasing or decreasing. Study of life cycle of
man testifies that a child does not maintain himself as a child throughout his life.
The specific quantities responsible for the birth of a child keeps on undergoing a
gradual, systematic and regular change. With the change of the quantities the
child also keeps on changing but despite all the changes, since infancy to old age,
he remains a man; the descendent of Adam Despite all the changes, in his size,
weight, and features his form and shape remain that of a man.

The universe created by God is composed of various species. It is one of the

characteristics of the specific quantities of each species that despite the changes
their total magnitude remains the same, that is, man remains a man in every
state and stage of his life. A monkey in any case would remain a monkey. The

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needs and urges of life change with the growth of age. This also is a change that
features of a new born baby change altogether in youth and the features of
youthfulness transform into altogether different features when old age
approaches. The difference in the features of youth and those of old age is so
striking that the pictures of youth and old age of the same one person appear to
be pictures of two different persons.

This is one of the properties of the self-determining specific quantities that

whether the man is day old infant or an old man of hundred years the urges of
thirst and hunger are found in them equally. It is quite a strange thing that a
child of two years also takes food and a man in his hundredth years of age also
eats the food but still the child cannot be like an old man nor can an old man be a
child. The spiritual sciences define that despite that the urges of childhood and
old age are similar, why do the form and figure, shape and features change and
which principles are operative in transformation of form, shape, figure and
features from one state into the other. For having an intimate acquaintance of
these principles it is necessary that we should acquire knowledge about those
lights that have been called the Attributes of God by God, the Omniscient

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THE BEING AND ITS ATTRIBUTES

We can perceive something because of its properties, qualities and

attributes but cannot have access to its reality and the real existences that
underlies the appearance To elucidate this let us consider this one thing from
everyday life. There lives a person named Mr. X. It is the characteristics of Mr. X
that he is a very gentle, generous and kindhearted person who shares the
problems of others. Contrary to him, character wise, there is another person
Named Mr. Y who is harsh cruel, has superiority complex, creates troubles for
others and likes to tease his fellow beings. When we happen to mention about
these two persons because of their habits and characteristic their personalities
can be easily identified but what actually Mr. X and Y are we are not sure about
that. It is quite possible that today's Mr. X undergoes a personality
transformation and become what he is not today. This is also possible that Mr. Y
changes and start helping others becomes polite and kindhearted. One may have
an idea about the personality of same one in view of his habits and characteristics
but what qualities one actually possesses and what actually he is, it is difficult to
say something with certainty. Because the moods. characteristics and qualities
keep on varying but the actual self; the real being of a person seldom changes. If
today Mr. X is a soft polite and kindhearted person and in future he becomes a
harsh and difficult-to-deal-with person then this, in fact, would be a change in his
qualities and characteristic only but the person would remain the same Mr. X. He
was Mr. X when he was a kind and polite person and when he became a harsh
and strict person he was still Mr. X.

Law:- Modes of identification and recognition are predetermined. One of

them is to identify something because of its qualities and apparent characteristics
and the other is to recognize something because of its intrinsic character, its real
being and the actual self.

Example:- Let us consider the example of a piece of iron. When we happen

to mention the properties of iron, in fact, we think about various things which
possess the properties of iron. A knife is manufactured from iron and the railway
track is also manufactured from iron. The knife manufactured from iron, besides
the properties of iron has its own properties as well. This knife is used for peeling
and slicing fruits and vegetable and can be used for many other useful and
constructive things. The same knife can also be used for stabbing someone. One
of the properties of water is that it satiates thirst. Another property of water is
that because of it we generate hydro-electrical power. Although we know about
various uses of water, what is water in actual fact? In fact, we do not yet know
much about it. Although the scientists have identified the elements which
constitute the water when compounded, the water prepared in a laboratory could
not be declared as good as the natural water.

Human knowledge, philosophies, reason and intellect might be able to

explore the properties, qualities and attributes of one thing but to find out the
real essence and the real existence underlying the appearance is beyond the
range of human conscious and intellect. What, actually, is water? What are its

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Holy Prophet (PBUH) are the vicegerents of God.

When we invent something the expenses, sometimes, exceeds billions and

trillions of rupees but still the harms remains more than the benefits sought. Our
inventions lack in harmony and balance of their constructiveness and progress.
The wonderful inventions of modern age have left us bewildered because of their
enchanting novelties and it is said that science is advancing, man has achieved
the excellence and perfected his knowledge and has conquered time and space
but the fact is that all our inventions are related with those things that were
already existing on the earth. Our inventions could not benefit us as much as it
was expected from them because our knowledge is limited. What is the real
substance, the real existence underlying the appearance and the significance of
an object, after its properties were taken into consideration, we have not paid
any attention to this. Labyrinths of properties, apparent qualities and attributes
cannot trap a spiritual person. He uses them as medium of his advancement or
light to guide him. He remains in pursuit of that absolute being which is the real
source and root-cause of every energy. In the lessons of meta-physical science it
is very much stressed and its students are made to note is carefully that the
attributes are only a reflections and the reflection is always temporary in its
existence.

Wherever the attributes have been mentioned in the holy books and divine
scriptures God has declared these attributes as His signs so that the Absolute
Being existing behind the attributes could be explored with deliberated
contemplation. In different times different methods have been determined to
explore the attributes and this also is right that religions, too, have supported
these methods but no book has declared the attributes as the ultimate target and
aim.

The first and basic thing, amongst these methods, is to concentrate, that is,
for acquiring a particular knowledge one is required to focus ones attention
concentratively on one predetermined point making oneself oblivious of the
existing views and knowledge about that thing. For teaching to develop ones
concentrative abilities many methods like yoga, breathing exercises, hypnotism,
mesmerism, telepathy, Muraqbah (transcendental meditation) etc. have been
devised. When the purposefulness and benefits of these exercises are taken into
consideration it is concluded that one is desirous of observing that real being
within oneself which is the basis and root-cause of every attribute. Or to say, one
intends to get that perception activated in oneself, which could enable him to
behold the ultimate and real existence underlying the attributes.

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IMAGINATION-I

Adam (man), since the day he started dwelling on earth, has been having
this knowledge that there exist such hidden forces in the earth which are
responsible for providing sustenances for life. It is quite frequently observed that
when a seed is sown in the earth the latent potential of the seed is multiplied
after mixing with the latent forces of the earth resulting in physical existence and
appearance of another thing. In scientific terms this thing would be stated that
when the latent energy of seed after mixing with the latent energy of the earth
displays itself its eventual outcome results in the form of a plant which grows into
a tree and yields flowers and fruits. But this thing is still in obscurity, for the
scientists of this age, that what is the reality and root-cause of the energy hidden
in a seed and the earth.

In order to understand this important issue in simple words it could be said

that seed is a mark of identification of an existing being and the tree that is
displayed because of this seed is its attributive characteristics. Another trait of
the seed is that when it displays its attributive characteristics; after becoming a
tree it bears flowers, they also bear the seeds. The seed displays its features in
the form of leaves of specific design and we have yet to discover a calculating
method, which could enable us to count all the leaves of a tree. So limited is the
human intellect that it cannot encompass even the total spreading of a seed.
When a spiritual person, in the light of insight, contemplates about a seed he
finds it to be an attributive manifestation.

When we find ourselves incapable of emompassing the traits,

characteristics, properties and qualities of a tiny seed owing to our limited
conscious faculties of comprehension then ultimately we have to resolve that,
comprehension of the Attributes of God is beyond the scope of human intellect
and conscious with all its limiting constraints, therefore we are constrained to
seek the help of those methods which could taken us beyond the limiting sphere
of human intellect and consciousness.

For acquainting ourselves with the realms existing beyond the limitations of
human intellect and reason Muraqbah is one of the methods which enables us to
develop our concentrative abilities and to learn the focusing of attention
penetratively. When the well-educated people; people baffled from the
paradoxical theories of modern sciences and the scholars having tall claims of
intellectual activities and learning, happen to consider the spiritual sciences they
fail to express proper understanding of these sciences because they try to
comprehend an infinite subject with the help of finitude of human intellect i.e.
they attempt to confine the limitlessness into limitations. They declare
spiritualism as an artifice of imaginations. This attitude traps them in the confines
of their conjectures debarring them from quest and researches in this direction.

As far as the imaginations are concerned, nothing can exist without

obligation of imagination. All the functions and activities of life are based upon
imaginations. The scholars do mention that spiritualism is a product of
imaginations but they do not describe what the imagination is. All that has been

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far or will ever be achieved is nothing but the eventual outcome of the proper use
of imaginative powers.

A scientist, for instance, had this idea that there should be a weapon which
could be able to destroy thousands of people simultaneously. Another scientist
thought of inventing a device which could catch the sound waves relayed from a
transmitter. Yet another one conceived this idea that there should be a screen
upon which the pictures from far off distances could be displayed. All such
inventions were made possible only because one or the other person fantasized
them and his imagination triggered the quest and research which resulted in the
materialization of his imagined article, denominated as invention. The question is
that if the scientists pursuing their imaginations had not focussed their attention
on their imagined invention then how would it have been possible for that
invention to be invented?

It is the most fallacious and fatuous statement that spiritualism deals with
imaginary things. In terms of spiritual sciences, thought is an information
focussed on a point persistently and when a thought or an information remains
focussed on a point that which is existing in the thoughts ultimately comes into
being, displayed with all its properties and traits. When an oak tree is mentioned
by a spiritual person he tells that the seed, in order to display its properties and
traits, focussed its thoughts on one point. Focussing of the thoughts of the seed
result in the display of traits and features in the form of a huge tree establishing
itself on the surface of the earth.

Law:- The traits, properties and attributes, in fact, are the stores of
information in man. When few or all the informations, under the influence of
concentrative power, are focussed on one single point the thought excites the
infinite informations and one starts beholding the scenes of manifestations. This
very thing is called the concentration of thoughts on one single point by the
spiritual teachers and Muraqbah by the explorers of the inner realms.

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IMAGINATION-II

The human body depends on the soul, that is, the corporeal body of man is
not the real person. Every sane person who is not suffering from any mental
ailment or disorder has the natural and instinctive urges in him. The social values
of our society, according to which we live our life, are based upon instincts.

Example:- If someone, who is sensible enough to understand, does not

know who his parents are he would feel frustrated. This ignorance causing
frustration keeps on haunting him. It seems that it should not be having are
effect if someone doesn't know who his parents are because one keeps on living
even when his parents die, despite the death of his parents he enjoys his life,
takes interest in all the activities of life, feels delighted in the company of his
friends. But if he is ignorant of his parents his life becomes a symbol of
frustration and deprivation.

Children, who do not have in order knowledge of their parents have to seek
the support of someone to remain linked with their origin. Example of this thing is
found in the western countries where the children having no knowledge of their
parents are called His Majesty's Children. Although this amounts to
acknowledging the fact that they have no idea who their parents are, still it gives
them a consolation that they are royal children. The relation between child and
parents is acknowledged by all the civilizations of mankind and is protected by
enforcing laws in the society. Existence of casts and family systems is also based
upon the idea of protection of this sacred relationship. The laws of nature also
safeguards this relationship and instructs mankind to respect and honor their
'origin'; the parents. As a matter of fact one who is born out of wedlock has no
status in the society. To be an orphan is one thing and existence without having
knowledge of parents is altogether another thing.

When a spiritual person, in pursuit of his quest for having knowledge of his
origin, starts searching for his origin, his search, because of his impetus and far
reaching thinking, takes him to the origin of the cosmos. Search for one's origin is
the first lesson of spirituality. A spiritual associate first of all searches himself.
When he succeeds in exploring and discovering himself he searches for the origin
of his ambience and surroundings. When the discovery transpires that the
environment is based upon various gases and lights, his mind becomes attentive
towards the origin of these gases and lights. Once he is aware of the lights and
their reality, the veils hindering his view, start lifting and he starts beholding
those creatures of the unseen realm which are created from the lights. When his
quest for reality propels him towards the original source of these lights, he
observes that the originating source of these lights is such an invisible and subtle
light which because of our limitations of vocabulary cannot be termed anything
else but Light (Noor).

We know that the shape and form of electric current cannot be determined.
Despite its existence and routine operations No one has ever tried to explain the
shape of electricity. Now one can deny the electric power. When electricity
displays itself we do witness its reflective display. At the most electricity could be

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called a wave but its shape cannot be described. If the electric current is made to
pass on a screen we might be able to see sparks of various colors but still the
form and shape of electric current remains beyond description. The sparks or the
colors displayed on the screen cannot be called electricity. Here the vision was
that of the screen and not of the abstract electricity.

Coming back to our original point of discussion. The quest of discovering the
reality of lights takes the spiritual student to that Light which is called 'Noor'.
After acquainting himself with Noor he searches for the reality of Noor. This
enables him to explore and he discovers that the Noor is composed of the
Attributes of God, the Almighty. Introduction of Elohistic Attributes further excites
his quest and he starts thinking of beholding the one who possesses these
attributes. If the blessings of God are there and he enjoys the affinity of the Holy
Prophet (PBUH) he tracks down, that the origin of the attributes is the Holy Will of
God. When he concentrates on the Holy Will of God, his propelling quest, his love
for the Holy Prophet, his profusedly offered prayers and his passion for the reality
reveals upon him that the basis of the Holy Will is the Beatific Vision (Tajjalli).
When he still keeps on longing for more, it transpires that the base and
foundation of the Beatific Vision is the Elohistic Inclination (Taddalla). At this
stage negating the consciousness and senses he advances ahead, further ahead
and forward. Ultimately he succeeds in cognizing the Absolute Being, the Eternal
and Infinite God.

The purpose of narrating all this is that for reaching the climax there must
be something to begin with and for taking the initial step we have to be attentive.
For having an undistracted attention we have to have interest, involvement and
concentration and to enjoy the concentratively focused attention the simple
method is the Muraqbah. It is said that Muraqbah triggers the imaginations.
There are few interesting things that are said to criticize the concept of
imagination and its activation. There are, for instance, many people who have the
faculty of imaginations and admittedly they perform certain remarkable deeds
because of this power but there exists not even a single example that after
getting the imagination activated with the help of physical sciences or the worldly
formulae one has ever witnessed an angel or one's own soul. This imagination
business is quite an enigmatic puzzle. If someone happens to see his soul which
resembles him in every aspect one simply gets upset or is frightened.

It is not very difficult to understand this. One who does not have courage to
face his own reality or doesn't want to bother in this regard, so to by-pass the
issue, it appears easy to say that all this is the work of imaginations and if
something is witnessed at all it is all illusionary, accidental or things happening
by-change. But the fact remains unchanged and cannot be hampered by such
ideas.

Many great scientists have contributed a lot in the advancement of mankind

through their legendary inventions. Scientists of the past have even greater
achievements to their credit, few of them have not been understood despite all
the advancement claimed in the field of physical sciences. Scientists of this age
who have tall claims of walking in space, conquering the moon and having access
to the far reaches of the cosmos have not properly understood the Pyramids of
Egypt. Their construction, their purpose and their working is so mind-boggling

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that every list prepared on the wonders of the world remains incomplete without
their inclusion. Muqanna; the veiled prophet of Khorasan, had contrived a moon
which used to rise at its appointed time and after illuminating the world for a
specific time would set. In the famous Sanskrit epic; Mahabharat, firing weapons
are mentioned and amongst them was the 'Chakar wart' which would create a
devastating inferno on the earth. Obviously all these inventions were made
possible when someone following his imagination constructed them and they were
acknowledged widely, or in other words, the imaginations of the inventors ware
appreciated openly and indiscreetly.

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CEASELESS INFORMATION

One of the definitions of knowledge is the activation of the process of

knowing or learning about something. if we do not have knowledge about
something it remains nonexistent for us. Knowledge can be classified into three
categories. First one is that we are supplied with an information about something
and that information is accepted by us with believing certitude. Second one is
that in which we believe only when it is actually sighted by us. And third type of
knowledge is that when we could feel the intrinsic qualities of the thing witnesses
and could explore its inner depths. Spiritual people have denominated these three
classes of knowledge as 1) True Knowledge, 2) Exact Truth and 3) the True
Reality.

True knowledge (um-ul-Yaqeen) is that state of knowledge when we are

informed that the scientists have invented a device which could annihilate
hundred of thousands of people instantaneously. Although we have not seen the
atomic or nuclear bomb, we believe and are certain that there exists such a
device.

Exact truth (Ain-ul-Yaqeen) is that state of knowledge when we are

informed that scientists have invented a screen, which can display the pictures of
an object, located at far off distances. Since we can see the phenomenon of
transmitting a view from a distant station and its reception on a TV set therefore
this knowledge is called the Exact Truth because the exactness of the truth of the
knowledge has been confirmed by sighting it. We are informed that the basis of
the universe and all that is existing in the universe is the light because the lights
cannot be sighted by us nor do we have any knowledge about the structural
formation of these lights therefore we would say that we do not enjoy the
knowledge of True Reality (Haq-ul-Yaqeen). And, if we know the source and the
structural formation of the lights and we can witness the reality of the light then it
would be the state of knowing the True Reality.

Scientists have discovered that all that is existing on the earth is enveloped
in lights. The lights surrounding an object has been witnessed to some extent
with the help of specially designed photographic cameras in particular
circumstances but anyhow now it has been confirmed that everything is encased
in a shell of lights but this is yet to be discovered that what is the source of
feeding for these lights. Since our knowledge is lacking about the source of
feeding of these lights therefore it cannot be claimed that we have discovered the
reality. Although now we know that this physical body is depending upon the
feeding of the lights our knowledge about the source of feeding of these lights is
almost nil. The spiritual students through practicing Muraqbah continuously
enable themselves to have access to the True Reality after crossing the limits of
the first two stages of knowledge; true knowledge and the exact truth.

When a spiritual master dwells upon something existing in the universe or

explains some theory or idea he has three stages of knowledge in front of him.
First of all he observes, examines and comprehends that thing scholarly then he
observes that thing closely, minutely and in depth and then he contemplates to

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explore the reality of that thing. He does not feel at ease unless he has not
succeeded in discovering the reality underlying the appearance of the thing under
consideration. Before delving into the depths of these classifications of knowledge
it is necessary that one should first of all enter the circle of informations, that is,
one should accept something as manifestation of knowledge.

It has been elaborately discussed in all the heavenly books and the Holy
Scriptures that existence of something is only an information Before learning the
knowledge of the Names, Adams was nothing, not even worthy of mentioning.
Adam was granted knowledge first by God, the Omniscient and then was asked to
tell about the knowledge learnt by him. Angels were also told to express. They
responded saying, "We know only that which You have taught us, we do not know
more than that." This conversation of angels decisively divulges that whether it is
man or angel, in fact, is an aggregate form of knowledge achieved by him.

Angels were existing prior to Adam's creation. The knowledge of angles was
telling them that Adam (man) would be shedding blood and doing mischief. God
did not refute them rather He said, "You know not what we know." And, the
angels also admitted that they know not except what they are taught by God.
There is sagacity and wisdom in it that God himself says, 'First I taught Adam the
knowledge of Names and then commanded him to tell'. This explanation clearly
proves that man's whole life; whether it is internal or external, it is life in
Purgatory before coming to the earth, the life on earth, The life hereafter in
Aaraf, life in Doomsday, or in the Day of Resurrection, or the life in the Day of
Judgement, or the life in Paradise or in Hell all depends upon the knowledge. If
we are oblivious of Paradise and Hell then both are non-existing for us. If we do
not know that we live even after death and all the urges remains operative as
they are here in this life then life in hereafter would be meaningless for us and we
won't be able to even mention the life of Aaraf. If we do not have this knowledge
from the Holy Quran. Divine Scriptures and the Auliya with the prophetic legacy
that we are accountable after death and we have to live in one of the two states
then death and life in hereafter would become an absurd and useless thing for us
and the concept of good and evil will lose its significance. The good and evil both
are existing because we have been informed about them by the prophets of God.

One type of knowledge is that which is acquired through various means of

learning available to us. This knowledge, in, terms of spirituality, is called the
Acquired Knowledge i.e. the knowledge which can be acquired according to one's
conscious abilities. This knowledge, too, is a sort of ceaseless information. For
example, we are familiar with one, two and three because it is passed down to
generations as a ceaseless uninterrupted information. We do mention one, two,
three but we are unable to tell, what comes before one? if someone contradicts
that this one is not one and two is not two then we have no authority to prove
that one is actually one and it cannot be denominated as two and the two is
actually two and nothing else.

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FLIGHT

The most striking difference between the mothers of man and cat is that the
Human mothers have expectations from her children whereas the animal mothers
do not expect anything from their children, although they also cater for the needs
of their offsprings to rear them up and this renders the animals mothers superior
to human mothers. Adam does not enjoy the distinction over the other creature
because he procreates and animals do not, he feels hunger and thirst and animals
do not, or that he has the sense to safeguard himself against rough weathers and
animals cannot. No, it is not so. All these urges are catered in animals too, rather
there are certain things, which are found in animals more than mankind. Dogs,
for instance, have premonitions of approaching dangers more than human beings.
Birds gets alarmed of approaching storm much before it actually strikes and they
settle themselves in shelters. Man claims to be the most eminent of all created
beings but he cannot physically fly as a pigeon does.

As far as the urges and needs of species are concerned, man and other
creatures are almost equipollent in this regard. Now the question is that a
sparrow has all the urges and needs relating to life and enjoys the necessary
knowledge and awareness to accomplish them but it cannot manufacture an
aeroplane, a TV, Radio or atomic bomb and man can make all these things.

But even this knowledge is not that knowledge which was bestowed upon
Adam specially granting him distinction over all the other creatures, because this
knowledge to create something, concerns intellect only. This knowledge too has
its limitations. Just as a sparrow cannot make a TV but can fly in the air. Similarly
man is also handicapped, as he cannot fly in the air though he can make a TV.
Then this also is a fact that all human beings are not equally wise and capable.
Excess or dearth of intellect is the basis of inventions in mankind but there exists
such a knowledge, which is beyond the range or limitations of intellect. This
knowledge can enable man to fly in the air like birds. This is the knowledge,
which can enable us to see the objects of far off distance without any obligation
of material means like telescope etc. Many events of Auliya Allah (those who
possess this special knowledge because of their affinity with God) are evident that
they could hear the voices uttered in the remote past and expressed their
comprehension and understanding of those voices.

When it comes to intellect, we observe that even this faculty is not the sole
property of man. If man possesses intellect than a monkey also demonstrates
intellect. If a monkey is taught according to its intellectual capacity, it also learns.
But the case of the spiritual science is altogether different. For learning the
spiritual science man has to have cognition of his own self. If one is oblivious of
self-cognition then he is not better than a cat or dog. Man enjoys the specially
granted knowledge. If he does not bother to learn this special knowledge he is
doing injustice to himself. After the prophets of God this knowledge can be learnt
from those spiritual masters who have been declared, by God, the most Kind,
friends of Allah (Auliya) and they enjoy a close affinity with God, the Omnipotent.

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N o Go d E x c e p t GOD

God, the most high has mentioned His vicegerency and deputization as a
trust reposed in man, that is, the knowledge that enables man to fulfill the
obligations and duties as a vicegerent of God and the authority to command the
control over the universe is a conferred trust. One can use the entrusted thing
with the permission of the owner bearing this fact in mind that this thing actually
does not belong to me and I am only a trustee. Trustworthiness means that one
will not claim the ownership rights of the thing entrusted and use it with care,
conceding that conferment is not the achievement because of any quality in him.

God, the most Gracious announces that We entrusted Adam with a Trust
and empowered him to exercise authority so that he could make use of Our Trust
according to Our Wish and Will. There are few things that require profound
understanding about the Acquired Knowledge and the Presented Knowledge. The
trust conferred upon man can only be executed when he excels in Presented
Knowledge. The Acquired Knowledge cannot help us in this regard because it only
deals with worldly intellect and material senses. This knowledge is acquired
through consciousness and intellect which by the mankind as a whole is termed
understanding and common sense. But, it appears quite perplexing that when the
Consciousness and intellect are analyzed with prudence and sagacity the intellect
is found to be not more than imbecility, dearth of understanding and lack of
vision. When, for instance, we take the case of statistics into consideration, the
first step, the first letter which is taught is 'one'. Unless it is not admittedly learnt
two doesn't come under discussion and unless the 'two' is not acknowledged 'four'
is not mentioned. The prudence and reasoning demands that we should consider
what there is before one. This type of questions are not supposed to be asked
because the intellect has no answer to them.

We are told that a child is born and he has been named Tom, Dick or Harry.
The same child with the passage of time transforms into that shape and form in
which features of that child cannot be traced out any longer. Apparently the child
vanishes behind the features of a youth. The youthfulness gradually and slowly,
with the passage of every day, every hour and every minute of the hour
transforms into such form and figure in which no image of the youthfulness
reflects. Now how strange it is that the child born today is given the name of Tom
and the same name is carried to his eightieth year. How greatly is the intellect at
fault, deficient and indiscreet that it has only one name for the ever changing
phenomenon Tom, in his eightieth year is totally a changed person than that
infant who was born eighty years ago. It is worth noticing that when a thing is
changed altogether then how it is that its name remains unaltered and
unchanged. Reason and intellect, obviously, has no answer to this question as
well.

A child is sent to school so that he could learn to use intellect and

reasoning. But what a child is taught there is all that nonsense and foul logic
which has been denominated as logic and reasoning. Now if that innocent child
who is not familiar with the so called standards of intellect asks what comes
before 'A' or, why this 'A' is not called 'B' and 'B' is not called 'A'. The intellect and
reasoning again have no answer.

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 The fact is that few postulates and suppositions have been amassed to erect
the building of learnings and it is insisted that these postulates should be
accepted and treated as reality. But what type of reality is this which has no
logical explanation and we have to accept these suppositions blindly to express
our own irrational approach. The more one believes and accepts these
hypothesis, postulates and suppositions the more learned he is considered. For
example, one intends to do Ph.D. in statistics. Leaving out this fact that the whole
body of Mathematics is established upon postulates and suppositions, one has to
excel in accumulating postulates. Prudence and contemplation tells that this man
has allowed the suppositions to ride him more than any other person, that is, in
the world of suppositions he has scored that position which is not available for
others. Such a man is called a Ph.D. scholar. No rule of logic or any philosophy
allows us to accept that what is based upon suppositions could be accepted as a
reality. For learning fiction and suppositions, existence of intellect is of vital
importance. And, for cognizing reality we have to get rid of fictional life and its
suppositional senses. One cannot enter the world of reality if he is not liberated
from the fictional senses.

The difference between the spiritual sciences and the worldly sciences is
that intellect claims to accept and acknowledge only after observation,
experimentation and comprehension. But when it comes to faith and belief if one
starts comparing them with intellect he would find himself nowhere, for the
simple reason that God, the Gracious cannot be sighted with these material eyes,
God, His Attributes and His Knowledge all lie beyond the range of the fictional
senses. All the prophets of God, and the divine scriptures including the Holy
Quran tells us that it is very much possible that man could behold, could touch
God, the most High and can present his submissions in His Holy presence. This
witnessing, touching and feeling the Exalted Presence is only possible when one
could step out of the circle of fictional senses and the acquired knowledge.

There are two spheres of intellect in one, a person despite possessing

intellect does not make use of it and as long as he does not use it he learns
nothing. In the other one, a person without referring to his intellect unwittingly
enters the intellectual territory and then intellect itself start guiding him and, in
this guidance by intellect, he explores a variety of informations, discovers various
laws of science and manages to invent various inventions. This clearly suggests
that for having intellect the use of intellect is required and for having knowledge
negation of the knowledge already possessed becomes necessary and the more
one succeeds in negating oneself the more knowledge he assimilates whether it is
knowledge relating to fiction or reality.

Law:- For learning any knowledge a person has to negate himself and the
knowledge which he already possesses. As soon as he forgets about the
knowledge already assimilated by him, new horizons of knowledge open unto
him. This law is equally valid for the Acquired Knowledge and the Presented
Knowledge. When one becomes a Muslim, first of all he denies that which he
intends to accept, that is, first he repudiates God and then acknowledges Him. If
denial and repudiation at the first step is not there one cannot be a Muslim. For
becoming a Muslim the first condition is the recitation of the Fist Creed (Kalimah
tayibah). In which he says 'La illaha'; There is no god, and then says 'IlLallah';
except God. It means that before acknowledging God he repudiated anyone

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worthy of worship. Or to say, the first condition t be a muslim is to know the law
of negation and affirmation. When the Islamic creed (La illaha illallah, Muhammad
dur rasso Allah) is recited, in fact, one is made to say that I repudiate that
worshipping Deity and God which according to may hypothetical knowledge is
God and confirm that Deity is God (Allah) about which the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
has testified. Prophets and messengers of God always remaining beyond the
limiting hypothetical senses live in the sphere of real senses. By saying, "mere is
no god save that God which is defined and testified by the prophet of God;
Muhammad (PBUH)' a person proclaims that after cutting himself off from the
hypothetical and intellectual senses he is entering those senses which according
to the seer and godly teacher; the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be
Upon him) are the real senses.

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SIGHTING DIRECTLY

The observing sight which can explore unseen realm reveals this fact that all
that we see, hear, feel, understand and touch remaining in the sphere of intellect
cannot be justifiably pronounced as real. And when any activity performed in the
limits of intellect and conscious is analyzed with prudence and intuition we find
ourselves groping around in the darkness.

For comprehension of anything sight plays the most vital and basic role.
When we see something our curiosity propels us togather more informations and
to know more about that thing. Otherwise when we happen to have knowledge
about something we feel like having more informations and yearn to see it. As far
as the sight is concerned, we all know that for witnessing something, sight is
required to be provided with a target. If there is no target available for the sight
the sight will not be able to behold. This renders it compulsory that some target
should be there for witnessing so that the properties of the object upon which the
sight is focused could be reflected upon the screen of the viewer's mind.

Law:- Only that can be sighted which is reflected upon the screen of our
mind. It win not be wrong to say that our mind feels only that which is
transferred to it by the sight. When something is sighted, our thinking guides us
to determine its reality and purposefulness, or, that how far or close it is to
reality. In the limits of Acquired Knowledge, working of the sight is functional and
hypothetical. This means that sight keeps on changing with the variations of the
object. The sight operative in the Presented knowledge is real because there is no
change or variation in this sight. If, for instance, a spiritual associate happens to
witness an angel, he would not find any change in that angel if that angel is
sighted even after a lapse of hundred years. When a soul is witnessed whenever
it would be sighted it would appear the same as sighted earlier.

Contrary to this is the case when a person happens to see Tom in his youth
and when he see him again after a lapse of ten years he finds considerable
changes in the features of Tome. Conscious senses deal in changes and
variations. And, witnessing that realm where there is no variation or change is
called sighting directly and the method other this is sighting indirectly. Indirect
witnessing is the conscious sight and direct witnessing is the Unconscious sight.
The conscious sight is fictional and hypothetical. The unconscious sight is factual
and real.

The gist of the teachings of the prophets of God is that man after negating
the fictional sight should equip himself with that sight which witnesses the reality.
Entering into one after leaving the other or getting something after quitting the
other is only possible when we can disunite ourselves from that which is to be
quitted. This act of disuniting ourselves, in terms of spirituality, is called negation
and when a person manages to negate himself the world of realty is witnessed by
him. Muraqbah is the first lesson of self-negation. Performance of Muraqbah is
such an act which has no logical explanation except that there are two types of
sight functioning simultaneously in man. One' is limited and cannot see without a
medium and the other one is unlimited and needs no medium to behold. Space

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having dimensions is the medium. The material eye cannot see beyond the limits
of space and if space is removed it will not be able to see any thing. This can be
proved by performing a simple experiment Just focus your eyes on a point
steadfastly so that there should be no movement in the eyelids and the eyeballs.
When the eyes will cease to move there would remain nothing before the eyes
save light and empty space.

Law:- In fictional senses the operation of sight takes place when the
eyeballs move and eyelids are blinked. If the eyelids of a person are stopped from
moving, within few seconds, he will not be able to see anything except darkness.
The act of blinking of eyelids slightly strokes the eyeballs which helps in
transferring the images of the external objects to the screen of our mind.

Example:- There is a camera with a photographic film in it. The camera is

fitted with lenses of superior quality. Adequate light required for snapping shots is
also there. The lens of the camera is representing the eyes and the photographic
film is the screen of mind. The shutter of the camera is working in the same
manner as the eye blinks. If the button for shutter is not pressed the camera will
not snap a picture; the image of the object will not transfer on the film. Similarly,
until the eyeballs are not stroked with eyelids by blinking no impression will be
registered on the screen of the mind. According to the modern sciences the image
of an object remains lingering on the screen of our mind for about fifteen
seconds. Initially this image is dim then it becomes vivid and bright and then it
starts fading out and before the fifteen seconds are over it is replaced by another
image. If the act of blinking of eyelids is controlled and stopped for a duration
more than fifteen seconds then the same image will keep on recurring on the
screen of our mind.

When someone sits for Muraqbah and closes his eyes, the movement of
eyeballs and eyelids remains in action. Although the blinking temporarily stops
when the eyes are closed, the movement of eyeballs does not stop and with the
movement of the eyeballs the eyelids also keep on moving which replaces the
movement of the blinking, that is, the transfer of images keeps on taking place
on the screen of the mind. The person doing Muraqbah focuses his mind on one
single point. The point in this case is usually the concept of his spiritual mentor,
that is, he focuses all his witnessing abilities concentratively in thinking about his
spiritual teacher, in order to get the image of his mentor on the mental screen, as
long as he remains in the state of Muraqbah.

Law:- The properties, characteristics and potentialities related to an image

also transfer on the screen of the mind when the image is formed on the mental
screen and the mind perceives them accordingly. For instance, a person is looking
at fire. When the image of fire transfers on the mental screen the warmth and
heat of the fire is perceived by the mind. A person who is present in a garden
enjoys the freshness and coolness of trees and plants present in the garden to
create their image on his mental screen. Similarly when image of the spiritual
mentor transfers on the screen of mind, the Presented Knowledge which is
operative in the spiritual teacher, also transfers with it and the mind of the
student gradually assimilates the same.

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A C K N OWL E D GE M E N T

'Be!'

What is to 'be'?

The program present in the mind of the One who uttered 'Be' should come
into being, spiritually. When the program took the shape and form of incorporeal
manifestations, The One who commanded 'Be', appeared before the spiritually
displayed world so that the ignorance could change into knowledge and
awareness. We know, the sight gets activated when a focal point to concentrate is
available to it. In that stage of creation, the focal point was the Creator and the
Divine Planner. After coming to this world the focal point undergoes a change but
the law remains the same. Just as the reality is transpired upon the mental
screen, the hypothetical and temporary senses are also carried to the screen of
the mind. It is only that the constraints of short lived and temporary states of
mind keep us incarcerated in the limiting senses. And in Muraqbah, thinking
about the spiritual mentor, an attempt to concentratively focus our thoughts on
someone, so that his image could recurringly reflect upon the screen of our mind,
we are liberated from the limiting senses. The more frequently a thought is
displayed upon the mental screen, the more vivid would be the formation of a
pattern in the mind. And, this pattern of mind, in terms of spirituality, is called
the 'thinking approach'.

When we imagine the spiritual mentor or 'Shaikh', as a matter of eternal

law, the knowledge of Elohistic Attributes operative in the mentor or Shaikh is
reflected upon our mind with frequent repetitions resulting in enlightenment of
the mind of the spiritual associate with the lights functional in the mentor and
transferred to him. The enlightenment of the mind of the spiritual associate finally
reaches the level of his mentor. This state, in sufism, is called 'Affinity' (nisbat).
The best and tested way to enjoy the affinity, according to spirituality, is the
longing passion of love.

The mind of the mentor keeps on transferring to the spiritual associate

according to the passion of love and longing for the mentor flows in him and
there comes a time when the lights operative in Shaikh which actually are the
reflections of Beatific Visions of God are transferred to the spiritual associate. This
enables the spiritual associate to be familiar with the effulgent lights and Beatific
Visions. This state, in terms of sufism, is called 'Be one with mentor' (Fana fish
Shaikh). The Lights of Shaikh and the refulgent Beatific Visions operative in
mentor are not the personal trait of the mentor. Just as the spiritual associate,
with devoted attention and concentration, assimilates the knowledge and the
traits of his mentor, the mentor has absorbed the knowledge and attributes of the
Holy Prophet (PBUH) with devoted attention and concentration of the mind.

In the state of spiritual associate's oneness with the mentor those abilities
of the Shaikh become activated in the spiritual associate (salik) because of which
the Shaikh enjoys the affinity of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). This stage, in terms of
sufism, is called 'Oneness with the Holy Prophet' (Fana fir Rasool). It is the holy

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statement of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), "I am a human being just like you but I
receive revelation'. When this statement is closely examined, it is found that the
exaltation of the Last Prophet is that he received Revelations from God, Almighty
which reflects the Divine Knowledge (Ilm-e-ladduni); the knowledge directly
inspired by God, the Beatific Visions of God and the refulgent Lights upon the
blessed Mind of Holy Prophet.

In the state of 'Oneness with the Holy Prophet' a spiritual associate because
of his passion, longing and love gradually, step by step, assimilates and cognizes
the knowledge of the Holy Prophet. Then comes that auspicious moment when
the knowledge and learning is transferred to him according to his capacity from
the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The spiritual associate absorbs in the traits of the Holy
Prophet (PBUH) according to his aptitude, ability and capacity and because of his
affinity with the Holy Prophet and his support he manages to reach that state
when he had acknowledged the Lordship of Cod, the Lord of the worlds saying,
'Yes, indeed you are our Lord God!. This affinity, in sufism, is called Oneness
with Allah' (Fana fi-lah) or simply 'oneness' (wahdat). After that, if one is
bestowed with ability one explores those areas about which narration has no
words to explain them because of their delicacy and subtleness.

The purpose of narrating all this is that there is a screen in the human mind
upon which images are transferring ceaselessly. It is yet another thing that
meaningfulness and purpose of these images are interpreted differently by
different people. If the mind of the Holy Prophet interpretation of these images is
taking place in the sphere of the Acquired Knowledge then the informations of
these images will be considered fictional and hypothetical. And, if the images are
transferring in the sphere of the Presented Knowledge then the knowledge
contained in the images is real and pertains to reality. But the law remains the
same that man's sight and comprehension cannot do anything if the images are
not transferred on the mental screen of the human beings.

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S OR C E R Y

The spiritual knowledge is inherited by the spiritual descendents just as the

worldly riches of a father are inherited and distributed amongst the children.
According to the system of this material world the thinking pattern of the parents
transfers to the children and they, just like their parents, remain in pursuit of
wealth and riches, worldly respect and honor giving preference to the worldly
gains. Contrary to this, the children of a spiritual father give no importance to the
worldly riches and wealth. Their interest in this world remains limited to
fulfillment of their routine worldly needs and even in that they believe that God is
the Giver of sustenances and the Granter of means to fulfill the needs.

The combination of these two approaches in which spiritual values are

mixed with the worldly temptations and greed for the material gains, in terms of
sufism, is called sorcery. Sorcery is the knowledge which is transferred to the
disciple from the teacher just like those of the spiritual sciences but are used
purely for the material gains and the worldly benefits. Sorcery and similar occult
sciences are those sciences which are based upon the devilish and demoniac
approach of thinking. And the spiritual sciences are that knowledge which transfer
to the spiritual associates from their mentor. According to the thinking pattern of
the mentor this material world does not have more than fictional and hypothetical
existence.

The spiritual sciences have two categories, the Sorcery and the Presented
Knowledge. All those sciences and arts that are acquired after activating the
demoniac abilities and through the devilish approach of thinking are sorcery,
which just like any other spiritual science are transferred in disciplic succession.
For learning occult sciences and sorcery a person is made to go through austere
exercises and rigorous endeavors. A sorcerer can also perform a supernatural
activity just as sometimes it happens by a spiritual person. In that case it is
called a miracle or wonder-working (Karamat.) Happening of miracles under the
influence of spiritual knowledge and performance of supernatural activities are
both testified by the Holy Quran.

In the story of Moses it has been elaborately stated that Pharaoh

summoned all the expert magicians of his country to assemble on an appointed
day. In a large ground the magicians and sorcerers were gathered, to contest
with Moses. Moses was also present in that ground to expose their tricks of
sorcery. Moses was asked whether he would like to begin or they should start.
The Exalted Prophet; Moses said, "0, magicians you throw first'. The sorcerers
threw their ropes which turned into snakes and their rods which turned into
dragons. Moses felt sort of frightened.. God, the most Gracious said, "0, Moses
fear not I am with you", throw your scepter". Moses cast his scepter on the
ground which transformed into a big dragon and consumed up all the contrived
snakes and dragons of the magicians. And in this way the Presented knowledge
won over all the expert sorcerers and magicians but one is required to notice that
when the magicians threw ropes and rods they transformed into snakes and
dragons and when Moses threw his scepter that also transformed into a dragon. If
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sorcerers. The difference between the magicians and Moses was that Moses had
God on his side, so he an upper hand. In simple words, faith in knowledge is
common in both the categories. In one, the foundation of the knowledge is lust
for wealth, desire of rank and dignity and need of worldly respect and honor. And
in the other, the knowledge of reality tells that reality is nothing except God. All
that a person with the knowledge of reality hears or beholds is nothing but
reality. He is not ambitious for fame, wealth or worldly gains. It never enters his
mind that he should perform some supernatural activity in order to impress
people and earn respect. Whereas opposite to this is the approach of the
sorcerers who want to earn worldly gains by demonstrating their feats of sorcery.
This has also been mentioned in the Holy Quran. Pharaoh summoned the
magicians and told them that if they would defeat Moses they would be rewarded
with wealth and ranks in his court. This sufficiently establishes that all the tricks
and feats of magicians were performed with the motives of earning worldly
benefits whereas nothing of the sort occurred to Moses before entering the place
of contest. He was there to prove the supremacy of reality, to proclaim the
sublimity and majesty of God and to demonstrate that the demoniac knowledge,
in comparison to the knowledge of reality, is false, baseless and invalid. The holy
statement of God, "Fear not and throw your scepter," indicates that Moses was
not ready for the feats of magic demonstrated by the magicians and he was there
to face these powerful sorcerers having faith and relying on God, the most
Reliable. Moreover, the ropes and rods thrown by the magicians turned into
snakes and dragons was all fictional and illusionary because when Moses threw
his scepter they all vanished as if they never existed whereas when Moses
recovered his scepter, it turned back into a scepter. The difference between
magic and miracle is that the former is short lived and temporary.

Law:- Reality remains unchanged. Reality remains reality under all

circumstances. The snakes and dragons contrived due to magic and sorcery
annihilated and the scepter of Moses remained existing. In this, there is a lesson,
for the students of spirituality. If the thinking approach is unreal and is not based
on reality it is temporary and short-lived. And, if the thinking approach is based
upon reality it is real and the reality is invariant and there is no change in it.
When a sorcerer teaches sorcery to his disciples and transfers his thinking into
the disciple the disciple also becomes a teacher but remains isolated from the
reality but when a person learns according to the prophetic approach he
embraces reality after cognizing the reality. History of mankind cannot offer even
a single example when a person after having the real thinking approach had
reverted to sorcery or expressed his inclination for that whereas there are
thousands of such examples when the great sorcerers and expert magicians
became penitent of their knowledge and embraced Islam to become cognizors of
reality.

A mentor or the spiritual teacher is like a guru. They both feed their
disciples with knowledge. The difference is in their approach of thinking. If the
teacher has the demoniac approach he will pass that down to his disciples and if
the teacher has his thinking approach based on the reality, that approach enables
a person to be familiar with God, the most Kind. This very thinking approach
enables a person to behold God by advancing step by step on the paths of

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to be friends with God, a friend who neither fears nor grieves.

SURROUNDINGS

The thinking approach of a person constructs the character of that person.

If there is complexity in the thinking the character will also be a complex and
intricate one. If the thinking is simple and straight forward the life of such person
is simple. If the thinking is superficial, the life will be shallow and if there is depth
in the approach then the person will be a man of profound deliberation who can
contemplate in depth for exploring the reality. God has indicated this approach of
thinking in the story of Ibrahim, as stated in the Holy Quran. Thinking of one
single person is different than a multitude of hundreds of thousand people and
there is depth and realism in it.

It has been indicated in the story of Hazrat Ibrahim that one can have a
different approach in spite of one's living with the people of typical thinking. Now
this gives rise to an interesting question that from where was this realistic
approach of thinking transferred to Ibrahim, when it was found nowhere in the
surroundings. The answer is not very difficult. The realistic approach of thinking is
an innate trait of everyone but everyone does not use it.

Idolaters asked Ibrahim, 'Who demolished the gods?'

Ibrahim responded, 'Ask your gods'.

People knew that the idols cannot exercise their will and they can be
smashed up but still the realism did not stir in them. The manner in which
changes are induced and incorporated in the thinking approach of a person, who
is journeying on the paths of spiritual associability, by the mentor, is that in his
conversations he gradually points out those things which are either not existing in
the surroundings or the people are unaware of their existence. The mentor instills
in his students that which is hypothetical, cannot be reality. He also establishes
that though man considers himself worthy of controlling things but he has no
control of any type in his life. He cannot exercise any choice regarding his birth.
After birth he keeps on growing involuntarily. After youth, despite having no wish,
he grows old. No single person of the world wants to die but anyone who comes
into this world must expire. Man can control the diet but he cannot live without
taking food. One cannot live his whole life without drinking water. One cannot
remain awake for months or for weeks. All these are those things which are
adhering with everyone, 'for all times. Moments change into seconds, seconds
into minutes, minutes into hours, hours into days and nights, days into months
and months into years and this change is that variation which no sane person can
deny. After pointing out all these changes the mentor explains that there is
someone who is controlling the strings of these changes. When the spiritual
associate is made to observe all these things day in and day out which are
covered by a veil for the people of materialistic approach, his mind automatically
turns towards that one who is controlling the strings of changes and variations.

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 This seed of the thinking approach is sown by the mentor in the mind of the
student which is then nurtured and looked after by him. He introduces his student
with those sages whose approach of thinking is exemplary with respect to
realism. He, for instance, with his spiritual influence causes his student to witness
that realm, in his dreams, where Auliya and prophets are residing. Repetition of
this experience tones his thinking approach and he gets closer to the thinking
approach of Auliyas and prophets.

The mentor installs a pair of spectacles over the inner eye of his student.
The spectacles show only that which is in conformity with the thinking approach
of the mentor. When the student starts seeing through these spectacles he sees
the world from the view-point of his mentor. Through spectacles one sees only
that color which is the color of the glasses. If the glasses are pink every thing
witnessed through them would appear pink and if they are blue everything would
become blue. If they are opaque or translucent, objects will not be sighted
clearly. And, if the glasses are blind one won't be able to see through them
despite straining and having his eyes open.

The color of the glasses, in fact, is like the thinking approach of a person. If
the glasses are clear one can see the objects of far off distance whereas if the
glasses are blind, one will not be able to see even that which one can see without
using the glasses. Whichever type of glasses of thinking pattern are used the
same thinking pattern will become operative in man.

The ability to find out the actual structural formation and value of things, by
observing and contemplating is present in everyone, but we do not know how to
make use of these abilities. Since the spiritual teacher knows the art of using
these abilities and he has built his own life by contemplation therefore when the
characteristics and abilities of the mentor are transferred to the spiritual associate
the seed of thinking pattern and contemplation sown in his mind by the mentor
gradually grows into a tall tree. The only thing which hinders the growth of seed
into a tree is man's own personal will and his intellect. When a person allows his
self to guide him and considers the intellect everything then his success becomes
impossible because the conscious and intellect operative in him are related to that
thinking approach in which there is neither any depth nor any realism.

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MUNIFICENCE

It is one of our common observation, that no particular system of coaching

is established to teach that language which a child speaks. A child starts uttering
the words, which he hears from his parents. In the beginning when he imitates
his parents the words are not pronounced clearly but with the passage of time he
starts speaking his mother tongue so fluently as if he was born with this fluency.
Besides this the child learns dietary habits from his parents. He eats, what they
eat. If the atmosphere of a house is pleasant, clean and tidy then the child also
possesses a neat, clean and tidy personality. If abusive language is used by the
parents then the child, too, will not be hesitant in doing so. A child accepts all the
effects of the atmosphere at home and when he enters the world outside the four
walls of the house the effects of that atmosphere cast their influence upon the
mind of the child.

Everyone who is born in this world, according to the spiritual point of view,
is half trained by the parents and half by the society. After this initial involuntary
training the second round of training commences, that is, what do the parents
intend to make their child. If they transfer the traits of show-off, pride and fake
vanity to the child the child remains under the influence of the ostentatiousness.
If the parents educate moral values and etiquettes to their child the child grows
into a well-mannered and well-behaved person who is respected and honored in
the society. And if the parents have materialistic approach then the child will also
automatically develop the same approach of thinking inclined towards material
world and its riches. There are basically two methods to bring up and train a
child. One is involuntary and the other is voluntary. The involuntary method is
that the child accepts and adopts what he observes in his house. He learns from
his parents by imitating them consciously and unconsciously. And, in voluntary
method, the parents consciously impart training to their child by telling him what
to do and what not to do when he is in the society. Upon maturity this person has
his own personality resulting from this up bringing.

It is necessary for the formation of character of a person that he should be

provided with a particular atmosphere which could enable him to cultivate the
desired approach of thinking. Just as the society, parents, educational institutions
and relatives plays an important role in up bringing and formation of the
character of a person similarly for up bringing and character building of a spiritual
person his association with such a person is necessary whose own character is
encompassed with spiritual values. Such a person, in terms of sufism, is called
Murad (mentor). The character of a mentor is distinguished from those who are
ignorant of spiritual realities. The more one draws near and closer to one's
mentor the more spiritual qualities and characteristics are transferred to him from
his mentor; the spiritual teacher. And, each and every part of the mentor's
thinking approach is inscribed on the mind of the spiritual associate; the disciple.
This method, in terms of mystics, is called the spiritual associability (salook). This
is the only way which is followed by the spiritual associates to acquaint
themselves with the spiritual potentialities existing in them. They explore and
equip themselves with latent spiritual abilities by following this path of spiritual
associability.

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 It is established from the events and instances quoted from the lives of
prophets in the Holy Quran that it was their mission to preach a particular
approach of thinking. Everyone can distinguish between good and bad, vice and
virtue, right and wrong with the help of prophetic teachings and the standards
defined by them in this regard. To wit, prophets have given the concept of good
and bad to the mankind and man enjoys distinction over the other creatures
because he is familiar with the concept of good and evil. Man has been given this
knowledge that a particular approach for living the life would make him good and
the other approach would take him away from goodness and righteousness.
Besides this, this also comes to his knowledge that for becoming a good person
one is required to be aware of one's own reality. Acquaintance with the reality
helps him to have that knowledge which enables him to discover the unexplored
hidden abilities from within himself. One's character becomes virtuous and pure
accordingly as the latent potentialities are put to use. Contrary to this, one's
character remains shady and under as much as one is oblivious of one's latent
potentialities.

If the lives of a goat and a man are comparatively examined, it is found that
both live their lives almost the same way. The only thing which distinguishes man
is his ability to make use of his latent potentialities. If a person is oblivious of his
hidden qualities and is ignorant of his self then he cannot be distinguished from a
goat or any other animal. For acquainting with the hidden abilities it is necessary
that he enjoys the affectionate guardianship of such a father who is well versed
with the mystical knowledge and a virtuous atmosphere is available to him. Here
father is an epitome of the spiritual teacher or mentor and the atmosphere
epitomizes the spiritual associability.

The conscious of a child is formed from the up-bringing by parents and the
atmosphere available at home. If there is congestion, restlessness, anxiety and
filth in the atmosphere of home, the child will also become a prey to anxiety and
perturbation. But, if there is peace and tranquility at home the child's parents are
soft-spoken, affectionate and enjoy mental peace then the child will involuntarily
have a peaceful character. It is our common observation that the children of
those parents who have harsh tone to address their kids or speak yellingly loud
also speak harshly and yellingly. Children of greedy and lustful parents are also
greedy and covetous. Children of parents with superiority complex will behave
arrogantly. Parents of stubborn and aggressive children are sure to have these
traits in their children. Children of sober and affable parents possess the same
qualities. Generous parents usually have generous children.

It is recovered in the history that once when the list of the prisoners of war
was presented to the Holy Prophet, he found, amongst others the name of a
woman having the last name as Tai. When inquired it was found that the lady
belonged to the tribe of the legendary munificent Ha tam Tai. The Holy Prophet
ordered her release. When the lady was told that she has been set free, she
refused to have freedom and said that it is against her family traditions that she
should abandon her tribe in distress. When the Holy Prophet came to know about
her decision he not only granted freedom to the companions of the lady but also
awarded gifts and valuables.

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 A study of prophets' lives lead us to conclude that God, the most Exalted
has established a system which is based upon people of particular character.
Those who associate themselves with this chain devotedly enjoy the same values
which are the distinguishing characteristics of people of that particular character.
It is necessary for a spiritual associate to have the guidance of someone on the
paths of spiritual associability so that he could enjoy the affectionate patronage of
a spiritual father and thrive on the atmosphere of spiritual associability, required
for the up-bringing of spiritual children.

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REWARD AND PUNISHMENT

If a person with no aptitude for music and songs happens to go to a place

where exhilarating parties are given and people dance and sing, music is played
in high notes, he would eventually start developing a taste for music and songs.
He will gradually learn the manners to behave in such parties. If a person lives in
a place where gambling, liquors and other vices are going on, no matter how
pious he is, ultimately he will also get affected. One proverb tells, 'company
makes a man', the other says, 'sickness is catching'.

All the people inhabiting this world belong to one or the other type of
thinking approach and because of this thinking approach, the character of a
person, a family, a tribe, a caste or a group is determined. We have the
exemplary character of prophets on one hand and on the other there were people
who not only opposed prophets but even slew them. History has reserved its
pages for those whose generosity and munificence is legendary and there we find
the stories of those, as well, whose misery is unparalleled. The consummate
example of misery, niggardliness and stinginess is Qarun. As long as the world
will last the people of that typical character will last and similarly to counter
balance them the people of generosity and munificence will also remain there.
And, there are people with prophetic character in this world.

When the character of a prophet is examined closely we do not find

anything save goodness, virtuousness and righteousness. - It means the main
constituents of their character and personality are gentleness and kindness. Two
types of characters can be determined. One, when a person involving in demoniac
activities and getting closer to evilness himself becomes a devil. The other, when
one, by getting closer to God, epitomizes kindness and mercy and enjoys
representation in the Kingdom of God. Every approach of thinking which takes a
person away from God is the demoniac approach. And, every approach that
causes a person to get closer and nearer to God is the Prophetic approach of
thinking.

When we analyze the demoniac and prophetic approaches, it is observed

that one who strives to adopt the Elohistic Attributes is bestowed with the
prophetic qualities of character and personality. The qualities of prophets are the
Attributes of God, or to say, prophets epitomize the Elohistic Attributes. When
someone travels in prophetic life he, in fact1 treads in those Attributes of God
which are the Personal Attributes of God and when a person deters from the
prophetic qualities, he loses his way and goes astray on those dark paths which
are full of gravity and density. The most prominent feature of the demoniac
approach is that a person remains grieved and frightened. The grief and fear
which obstructs life at every step. Days and nights are spent in fear of one thing
or the other. Sometimes he grieves for wasteful spending of life and on others he
fears that how and from where the economic needs and requirements will be
fulfilled. Sometimes diseases of various types keeps on troubling him and at
times he finds himself trapped under the crushing burden of problems and finds
himself so helpless that the way out seems to be non-existing. Death; the
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and hazardous trait of the demoniac and evil approaches is that a person remains
sightless and blind in reasoning and insight.

In prophetic approach man remains immuned from griefs and fears

therefore he is also protected from the sense of insecurity. Since death is an
inevitable reality he prepares himself to greet it open mindedly and when he
becomes ready to die, death becomes the most beatifying phenomenon for him.
It comes to his knowledge that death is not a horrible thing and expiry is not so
awesome, as it has been made to appear, rather it is a process according to
which one transfers to another realm which in every aspect is better than this
gloomy world of ours. He would enjoy life in hereafter fulfilling every urge and
desire just as it is done in this phenomenal world. He not only enjoys life in
hereafter but satisfies all the requirements of body and soul in a much better way
than it is carried out in this temporary life. And, it is not in his conjectures or
work of his imaginations but he actually observes the delightful life, which he is to
live after this life which is marked with confinements, constraints and restrictions.

People of one thinking approach can easily be identified and distinguished

from the people of other approaches and styles. A person who is living his life
under the influence of an evil and demoniac style will deter to enter the circles of
people with prophetic approach And, a person having a prophetic life style will not
mix up with people of dissimilar approaches.

One of the major flaws and defects of the demoniac approach is that every
action of a person is interest-oriented, his every deed is based upon one or the
other expectation and hope for some material and worldly gain, that is, he wants
his every action should be rewarded materially. Whereas, mysticism declares that
by associating any interest with an action or deed we render it deficient and
defective which is liable to yield undesirable results in the end.

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